SIt seems strange to talk about when to turn on the heating after one of the hottest summers in history and a long queue that seemed to never end. But temperatures began to drop and autumnwhich should have already started, it seems to have really arrived. And since, as was to be imagined, the cold would arrive suddenly, we moved from short sleeves to wondering when we will turn on the heating.
Heating: when can radiators be turned on?
The timetables, which obviously concern centralized systems, as always they must respect the variations in the areas of Italy and the climatic zone to which they belong. The regulation that establishes when the heating can be turned on, in fact, provides for different methods and periods depending on the province to which it belongs.
How much and when depending on the climate zone
Italy is divided into six different climate zones, each of which will have to respect different rules. We go from zone A, where the heating can only be turned on on December 8th and can remain in operation for 5 hours a day. Until to zone Fwhich includes the coldest municipalities in the country, where the systems can be turned on without any limitations. Here are the general rules area by area:
- Zone A: 5 hours daily from 8 December to 7 March
- Zone B: 7 hours daily from 8 December to 23 March
- Zone C: 9am daily from 22 November to 23 March
- Zone D: 11am daily from 8 November to 7 April
- Zone E: 1pm daily from 22 October to 7 April
- Zone F: no limitations
From summer heat to heating: in a few days you will be able to turn on the radiators. (Getty Images)
Zone F: Cuneo, Trento and Belluno
Wedge (Piedmont), Belluno (Veneto) e Trent (Trentino Alto Adige) are part of the Zone F, i.e. the band that is not subject to any limitation. In fact, these municipalities, beyond climate change, remain cold on average all year round and therefore the heating can be turned on or off according to daily needs.
The rules of Zone E: Milan, Turin and Bologna
From zone F we move on to zone E where the heating systems they will light up next weekon October 22nd and will turn off on April 7th. During the day, the radiators can remain on for a maximum of 13 hours. This range includes: Milan, Turin and Bologna, Alessandria, Aosta, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Bolzano, Modena, Parma, Padua, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Trieste, Gorizia, Piacenza, Ravenna, Venice, Udine, Verona, Perugia , Rieti, Frosinone, Campobasso, L’Aquila and Potenza.
Heating in Rome, Florence and Pescara: what happens in zone D
Zone D includes large cities such as Rome, Florence and Pescara, but also: Ancona, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Grosseto, Lucca, Macerata, Pisa, Pesaro, Viterbo, Avellino, Siena, Chieti, Foggia, Matera, Teramo and Vibo Valentia. In these municipalities central heating will be switched on on 8 November 2023 and switched off on 7 April 2024. The radiators can remain in operation for a maximum of 11 hours, divided according to what is established by the various condominium meetings.
Zone C: Naples, Cagliari and Bari
In Naples, Latina, Caserta, Salerno, Bari, Brindisi, Benevento, Catanzaro, Cagliari, Lecce, Ragusa, Cosenza, and Taranto and in all the municipalities of Zone C the heaters will come on in more than a month, on November 22nd, and will turn off on March 23rd. The maximum daily duration was set at 9 hours.
From Reggio Calabria to Palermo and Catania, Zone B rules
Much of Sicily and part of Calabria fall into zone B. We are talking in particular about the provinces of Palermo, Syracuse, Trapani, Reggio Calabria, Agrigento, Messina, and Catania where the radiators can be turned on from 8 December to 23 March for a total of seven hours a day.
The hottest area: Lampedusa, Linosa and Porto Empedocle
Radiators in operation from 8 December to 7 March for only 5 hours a day in the hottest climate band to which only three municipalities belong: Lampedusa, Linosa, Porto Empedocle.
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