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La Spezia, Italy
Liguria · Italy
La Spezia is a mid-size city in Liguria, Italy with a population of 93,288. Elevation: 10 ft (3 m). Average temperature: 62°F (17°C).
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People
Economy
CClimate
| Population | 93,288 |
| Population Density | 3,702 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Coordinates | 44.1030°, 9.8238° |
| Timezone | Europe/Rome |
| Country | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| State / Province | Liguria |
| Average Temperature | 62°F (17°C) |
| January Average | 49°F (9°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (26°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 73.9 inches (1,876 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 4.3 inches (11 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $24,732 |
About La Spezia
La Spezia is a mid-size city in Italy (Liguria) with a population of 93,288. The city sits at an elevation of 10 feet (3 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 62°F (17°C). Temperatures range from 49°F in January to 78°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 73.9 inches. The timezone is Europe/Rome.
Income: La Spezia vs Italy
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Income
| Median HH Income | $24,732 |
| 67% below Italy avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 10.9% |
| 203% above Italy avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 301 |
Business (County)
| Restaurants | 129 |
| Healthcare | 24 |
| Retail | 20 |
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Climate in La Spezia
La Spezia has an average annual temperature of 15.5°C (60°F). The hottest month is Aug (24.7°C), the coldest is Jan (7.8°C). Average annual precipitation is 859 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 62.4°F |
| 16% above Italy avg | |
| January Average | 49°F (9°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (26°C) |
| Sunny Days | 294 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Area | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km²) |
| Population Density | 3,702/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 44.1030°N, 9.8238°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Rome |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
5 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 3.0 m (10 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1968 | LIGURIA-COTE D'AZUR | Earthquake | 3.0 m | — | 146 km |
| 1846 | LIVORNO | Earthquake | — | 56 | 100 km |
| 1846 | TUSCANY | Earthquake | — | — | 86 km |
| 1742 | LIVORNO | Earthquake | — | — | 74 km |
| 1646 | LIVORNO | Earthquake | — | — | 73 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 4.7 in | |
| February | 42°F (6°C) | 3.7 in | Coldest |
| March | 46°F (8°C) | 4.1 in | |
| April | 51°F (11°C) | 3.6 in | |
| May | 59°F (15°C) | 2.9 in | |
| June | 65°F (18°C) | 2.4 in | |
| July | 78°F (26°C) | 1.1 in | Warmest, Driest |
| August | 71°F (22°C) | 2.4 in | |
| September | 64°F (18°C) | 4.1 in | |
| October | 56°F (14°C) | 6.3 in | Wettest |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 6.0 in | |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 4.7 in |
La Spezia has a seasonal temperature swing of 36°F / from 42°F in February to 78°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 45.9 inches, with October being the wettest month (6.3") and July the driest (1.1").
Colleges & Universities in La Spezia
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara | University | — | Visit → |
| Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara - Scuola di Scultura | University | — | Visit → |
| Colonia Ettore Motta | College | — | — |
| Colonia Torino | College | — | — |
| Polo Universitario della Spezia | University | — | — |
Schools in La Spezia
9 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istituto Paritario Madri Pie Franzoniane | — | — | — | — |
| Scuola elementare Edmondo De Amicis | — | — | — | — |
| Istituto Salesiano San Paolo | — | — | — | — |
| Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Agostino Fossati - Manfredo Da Passano | — | — | — | — |
| Liceo Artistico V.Cardarelli | — | — | — | — |
| Istituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore "Domenico Chiodo" | — | — | — | — |
| Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "G. Capellini - N. Sauro" | — | — | — | — |
| Liceo Scientifico Antonio Pacinotti | — | — | — | — |
| Complesso Scolastico 2 Giugno | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near La Spezia
2 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contatto Radio | eclectic, independent | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio A 97.8 (FR) | — | MP3 120 kbps |
Museums in La Spezia
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associazione Radioamatori Italiani | ||||
| Baracchetta Faggioni | ||||
| Casa di Dante in Lunigiana | ||||
| Casa Nardi | ||||
| Centro d'Arte Contemporanea e Moderna | ||||
| Centro di Documentazione e Produzione Didattica di Filattiera | ||||
| Mam - Museo Archivio della Memoria | ||||
| Mam - Museo Archivio della Memoria | ||||
| Mostra Permanente della Cultura materiale | ||||
| Mostra Permanente Storico Archeologica | ||||
| Musei Civici | ||||
| Museo Archeologico Castello di San Giorgio | ||||
| Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Luni - Architettura sacra | ||||
| Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Luni - Sezione epigrafica | ||||
| Museo Archivio dei Malaspina | ||||
| Museo Audiovisivo della Resistenza delle Province di Massa Carrara e La Spezia | ||||
| Museo civico Amedeo Lia | ||||
| Museo Civico del Marmo | ||||
| Museo dei Trasporti Autofilotranviari | ||||
| Museo del marmo | ||||
| Museo del Sigillo | ||||
| Museo dell'artiglieria contraerea della Regia Marina Italiana | ||||
| Museo Diocesano di Brugnato | ||||
| Museo Diocesano di Sarzana | ||||
| Museo Emigrazione Gente di Toscana | ||||
| Museo Etnografico della Lunigiana | ||||
| Museo Etnografico di Ortonovo | ||||
| Museo Geopaleontologico | ||||
| Museo mineralogico della Val di Vara | ||||
| Museo Nazionale dei Trasporti | ||||
| Museo Tecnico Navale | ||||
| Oratorio della Misericordia | ||||
| Pinacoteca David Beghé | ||||
| Villa Romana del Varignano |
Libraries in La Spezia
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIblioteca Beghi | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica A. Olivetti | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica Albino Beghé | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica Arturo Salucci | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica C. Martinetti - Sezione distaccata | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Corrado Martinetti | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica D. Piccioli | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica Giovan Battista Cartegni | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Matteo Vinzoni | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica P. M. Beghi | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Riccò del Golfo | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca civica sezione di Avenza | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Civica Ubaldo Mazzini | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Comunale | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca comunale E. Maucci | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dei Padri Francescani | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Centro studi umanistici Niccolò V | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giacomo Puccini | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Liceo Classico Lorenzo Costa | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Museo etnografico della Lunigiana | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca del Seminario Vescovile Niccol V | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Accademia Lunigianese di Scienze G. Capellini | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Archivio di Stato | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Associazione Culturale Italo -Tedesca | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'IIS Fossati - Da Passano | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Istituto Spezzino per la Storia della Resistenza e dell'Et Contemporanea | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca dell'Ufficio Inventario dei Beni Culturali della Diocesi | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca della Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca della Scuola Media Statale Fontana-Cervi | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca di Marina di Carrara | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca di Mariperman | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Dipartimentale della Marina Militare | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Mons. Antonio Mori | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Naturalistica dell'Ente Parco Montemarcello - Magra | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Speciale di Storia dell'Arte e Archeologia | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Virtuale - Associazione Roberto Ugo Castagna | 0.0 | |||||
| Centro di documentazione e studi malaspiniani | 0.0 | |||||
| Centro di documentazione Premio Lunigiana storica | 0.0 | |||||
| Libreria Montereggio | 0.0 | |||||
| Museo di Storia Naturale della Lunigiana;Biblioteca del Museo di storia naturale della Lunigiana | 0.0 | |||||
| Soviore Cinque Terre | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in La Spezia
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercatino di Lerici | |||||
| Mercato Coperto | |||||
| Piazza del Mercato | |||||
| ₿itCons |
Hotels in La Spezia
17 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in La Spezia
104 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in La Spezia
41 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in La Spezia
3 cinemas within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in La Spezia
2 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in La Spezia
1 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Castles in La Spezia
1 castles within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theme Parks in La Spezia
1 theme parks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in La Spezia
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in La Spezia
5 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in La Spezia
2 train stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in La Spezia
3 bus stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in La Spezia
25 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in La Spezia
23 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in La Spezia
1 shopping malls within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in La Spezia
1 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in La Spezia
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near La Spezia
13 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Careggine | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Pian Vallese | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciisitica Febbio - Rescadore | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Cerreto Laghi | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area sciistica lago Pranda | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Pratospilla | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Pratizzano | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Ventasso Laghi | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Scistica Zum Zeri | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Schia Monte Caio | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area Sciistica Pian del Poggio Monte Chiappo | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Area sciistica Caldirola | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Passo Penice | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
Airports Near La Spezia
20 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Pisa International Airport | PSA | Large Airport |
| Parma Airport | PMF | Medium Airport |
| Sarzana-Luni Bartolomeo Arrigoni Airport | — | Medium Airport |
| AliVara Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Aviodelta | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie di Rubbiano | — | Small Airport |
| Aviosuperficie Grecciano | — | Small Airport |
| Beverino Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Borgotaro Albareto | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Campore | — | Small Airport |
| Campo di Volo Cavola | — | Small Airport |
| Delta Condor Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Il Gruccione Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Il Pianetto Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Le Prata Private Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Massa Cinquale Municipal Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| San Sisto di Poviglio Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Tabularia Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Top Gun Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Valerio Glorialanza Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in La Spezia
5 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| DHL | |
| Poste Italiane | |
| Poste Italiane | |
| Poste Italiane La Spezia - Via A. Volta | |
| Ufficio Postale La Spezia 3 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near La Spezia
4 UNESCO sites.
| Site | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Isola del Tinetto | ||
| Isola del Tino | ||
| Isola Palmaria | ||
| Porto Venere |
Churches & Religious Organizations in La Spezia
29 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Cattedrale di Cristo Re | |
| Chiesa Cattolica parrocchiale San Pietro Apostolo | |
| Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Agostino | |
| Chiesa del Cuore Immacolato di Maria | |
| Chiesa del Preziosissimo Sangue | |
| Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù | |
| Chiesa della Buona Novella | |
| Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo di Pegazzano | |
| Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo | |
| Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Maria Gianelli | |
| Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta | |
| Chiesa Parrocchiale della Beata Vergine del Carmine | |
| Madonna dell'Olmo | |
| Monastero di Santa Maria del Mare | |
| Nostra Signora della Neve | |
| Nostra Signora della Salute | |
| Oratiorio di San Luca | |
| Oratorio di Rebocco | |
| Oratorio S. Giovanni Bosco | |
| Sacra Famiglia |
Quick Facts
Around La Spezia
Places within 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near La Spezia
131 places within 15 km
- • Borgo fortificato di Barbazzano
- • Castello di Carpena
- • Chiesa di San Giorgio
- • Menhir di Monte Caprione
- • Menhir di Tramonti
- + 5 more
- • Bagno Arcobaleno
- • Bagno Italia
- • Bagno Ivana
- • Bagno Marina
- • Bagno San Marco
- + 26 more
- • Castello di Ameglia
- • Castello di Arcola
- • Castello di Giovagallo
- • Castello di Lerici
- • Castello di Madrignano - Castello Malaspina
- + 10 more
- • Bocca Lupara
- • Buca della Pentola
- • Cava di Onice
- • Cavaneo
- • Cavaneo
- + 28 more
- • Forte Cavour
- • Forte dei Pianelloni
- • Forte del Muzzerone
- • Fortino della Batteria Cascino
- • Faro di San Venerio
- • Bric Gora
- • Bric la Ruota
- • Cima del Perdono
- • Cima Postani
- • Col di Paghezzana
- + 7 more
- • "Farfalla di luce"
- • Batteria Monte S. Croce
- • Batteria Valdilocchi
- • Ca' dr Zolo
- • Casa Pilloa
- + 20 more
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Get ReportFrequently Asked Questions About La Spezia
What is the population of La Spezia?
La Spezia has a population of 93,288 residents and is located in Italy. The population density is 3,702 people per square mile, spread across 25.2 square miles.
Is La Spezia expensive to live in?
The median household income is $24,732, 67% below the national average of $75,149.
What is the weather like in La Spezia?
La Spezia enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 62°F (17°C). Winter temperatures average 49°F in January, while summers reach an average of 78°F in July. The area receives 294 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 73.9 inches, with 4.3 inches of snow.
How is the job market in La Spezia?
The job market in La Spezia faces challenges, with unemployment at 10.9% / significantly above the national rate of 3.6%. There are 301 business establishments in the area, including 129 restaurants and food service locations.