Turin

City in Italy: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Turin is a city in Italy, in Piedmont. About 847,287 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Italy in our atlas.

It lies at 45.07° N, 7.69° E, about 239 m (784 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Rome time zone.

Location

Red dot: Turin. Green dots: other major cities of Italy. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Turin has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (27°F). Around 778 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

5°-3°Jan377°-2°Feb4311°1°Mar5415°5°Apr7620°10°May9324°14°Jun7627°16°Jul5927°16°Aug5922°12°Sep5816°7°Oct6610°2°Nov1056°-2°Dec52mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Mole Antonelliana
Mole AntonellianaMajor landmark building in Turin, Italy
Galleria Sabauda
Galleria SabaudaArt museum in Turin
Teatro Regio
Teatro RegioTheater in Turin, Italy
Parco del Valentino
Parco del ValentinoGarden in Turin, Italy
Castle of Moncalieri
Castle of MoncalieriPalace in Moncalieri, Italy
Villa della Regina
Villa della ReginaPalace in the city of Turin, Italy
Piazza Castello
Piazza CastelloSquare in Turin, Italy
Palatine Towers
Palatine TowersBuilding in Turin, Italy

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in ItalyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Mole Antonelliana in Turin: Wikibusters, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Torino-teatroromano02: Gaspa, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • IB teatro regio: Iron Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Torino, parco del Valentino (02): Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Castle of Moncalieri 2818: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Villa della Regina, Torino, Dall’alto: Eccekevin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Torino - Piazza Castello (24269304747): Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Porta Palatina Torino: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)