Pavia: TERRITORY OF PAVIA PROVINCE

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Idrography
The province of Pavia is a territory rich in water resources, very important for its economy and its history. Rivers constitute a fundamental irriguos system for the richness of the pavese agriculture, through an intense network of canals. The main rivers are the Po and the Ticino. Other minor rivers are Olona, Vernavola, Gravellona, Navigliaccio, Staffora and Agogna.
The Po is the major Italian river for its length (653 km) and its basin (74.970 km2). The Po raises on Monviso and it flows towards Adriatico sea after crossing the whole Pianura Padana.
The Ticino is called the bluer river of Italy due to the limpidity of its water. It raises in Switzerland from San Gottardo mountain. Its length touches 248 kms and it's the left affluent of the river Po, in which it joins it in Vaccarizza (Ponte della Becca) just out Pavia .

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Orography
The hill areas correspond to the 16,2% of the territory of Pavia province. In particular the Oltrepò Pavese is a territory with a significant presence of hills constituted by sedimentary marine rocks with a relevant clayey component. This area presents a complex orography, with primary, secondary and inferior valleys. In the border with the province of Piacenza, there is the Valle Versa, dedicated to the vine cultivation. The "Central Oltrepò" is constituted by a number of valleys fan-shaped, and bends toward west compared to the Valle Versa axis, the Ronchi valley, Losana valley, and others of minor connotation, until the limit of Ghiaia di Montalto valley.
This last part of the Oltrepò is bordered by the Staffora valley that climbs the hills of Varzi, Santa Margherita Staffora which also has minor valleys as the Val di Nizza.

Climate Analysis
The province of Pavia's prevalent climate is continental. Winters are cold, summers are hot and sultry. During winter and autumn, fogs are thick and persistent; they create suggestive nuances in the country, but also difficulties on the transports communication.
Rains are normally more copious in the hill areas and the maximum of precipitations manifest in the spring (April-May) and in autumn (October-November). Rarely during summer some storms burst out.

MEDIA ANNUALE DELLE TEMPERATURE MASSIME, MINIME E MEDIE GIORNALIERE

	media delle temperature assolute			temperature assolute		giorni dell'anno solare
	media	max	min	max	min	temperature medie giornaliere
						< 0	0-4	5-14	15-24	25-29	>29
Castello d'Agogna	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=
Certosa	13,8	19,2	8,5	33	-6.5	45	59	120	158	10	=
Confienza	12.9	18.3	7.4	=	=	=	67	124	160	3	=

Dati registrati nel '97 nelle stazioni Ersal (Ente regionale di sviluppo agricolo della Lombardia) della provincia di Pavia (in gradi centigradi)

MEDIA ANNUALE DELL'UMIDITA' E GIORNI DELL'ANNO SOLARE CON PIOGGIA

	media delle umidità relative			umidità relative assolute		precipizioni
						temperature medie giornaliere
	media	max	min	max	min	totale millilitri	giorni di pioggia	media dei giorni di pioggia
Castello d'Agogna	70	83	39	100	9	529	53	10
Certosa	70	94	53	100	4	715	67	10.7
Confienza	70	98	57	100	4	627	61	10.3

Dati registrati nel '98 nelle stazioni Ersal (Ente regionale di sviluppo agricolo della Lombardia) della provincia di Pavia