Rome City Council’s Heat Plan

The rise in temperatures in Rome in recent years has been confirmed by scientific data.

2022, 2023 and 2024 were the hottest years on record. In particular, 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, with an average daily temperature across the entire municipal area of 19.7 °C, 2.5 °C higher than the average for the period 1991–2020.

Rome’s first Heat Plan

The City Council has presented the city’s first Heat Plan with the aim of identifying the measures needed to ensure the city is prepared to deal with situations that may endanger people’s health and, more generally, the city’s liveability. Indeed, if these emergencies and the scenarios predicted by scientists are not addressed, the problems and their impact on health will worsen, particularly for the most vulnerable sections of the population.

The aim of the Plan is to set out a vision for how to implement the necessary measures in a coordinated and integrated manner to prepare people, buildings, infrastructure and public spaces to adapt to more intense and frequent heatwaves. This means ensuring that all citizens have the information and services they need to stay cool and safe during the hottest days. It means rethinking public spaces in the city’s most critical areas to reduce perceived temperatures and ensure that cool, accessible spaces are available to those who need them at the most critical times, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable people. It also means working with the scientific community to monitor impacts and gain a deeper understanding of the changes and their consequences, so that measures and interventions can be adapted and rethought.

Read the proposed Heat Plan for Rome

Rome Capital’s Heat Plan 2026

Have your say on the Heat Plan

Public meetings and workshops will be organised, and all members of the public will be able to submit comments, proposals and requests for clarification until 30 November 2026 to the following email address:

pianoclima@comune.roma.it

Find out how the climate in Rome has already changed

The monitoring of climate impacts

The Map of Climate Shelters in Rome

Alongside the Heat Plan, the Map of Rome’s Climate Shelters was also unveiled. This map identifies spaces (both indoor and outdoor) that are open to the public free of charge, where people can find relief during periods of extreme heat, thanks to the availability of shade, drinking water, natural ventilation or air conditioning.

The maps can be viewed via GeoRoma, through an app and on a dedicated web platform accessible from computers and smartphones, without the need to download any applications. The web platform also allows users to view the heat exposure map and the socio-demographic vulnerability map for high temperatures.

Thanks to the interactive maps, anyone who needs to can find the nearest mountain refuge to their location, check how long it will take to reach it on foot, the route to follow, the facilities available, and the opening hours and days when it is closed.