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How loud is Terni, Italy?
In Terni, Italy, most noise-exposed residents face average day-evening-night (Lden) transport noise of 55–75 dB, mostly from road traffic, dropping to 50–70 dB at night. That ranks Terni #1 of 314 European cities by modeled EEA exposure, above the European median.
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| European rank (of 314) | #1 |
|---|---|
| Daytime Lden range | 55–75 dB |
| Night Lnight range | 50–70 dB |
| vs. WHO guideline | ≈ 12 dB above the 53 dB Lden road-noise guideline (night guideline: 45 dB) |
| Dominant source | road traffic |
| Population | 110,940 |
| Data confidence | high |
Of Terni's 110,940 residents, the noise-exposed share lives with average day-evening-night (Lden) transport noise of 55–75 dB, dropping to 50–70 dB overnight (Lnight). The dominant source is road traffic. Overall the city ranks #1 of 314 European cities, above the European median. Among Italy's 34 ranked agglomerations, Terni is the 1st-loudest. It is the loudest city in the European ranking, ahead of Bacau, Romania (#2).
The WHO road-traffic guideline is 53 dB Lden by day and 45 dB Lnight at night, so Terni's exposed residents run roughly 12 dB above the daytime guideline. The figures count road, rail, aircraft and industry only, so sirens, nightlife and construction sit outside the model — which is why modeled exposure can differ from a city's reputation for noise.
These are the agency's modeled values, not our estimates: they come from Italy's strategic noise maps reported under the EU Environmental Noise Directive (2022 round) and harmonised by the European Environment Agency. Lden is the annual-average day-evening-night level; only people above the 55 dB Lden reporting threshold are counted, so the range describes the noise-exposed population, not the city's quietest streets.
Environmental noise in Terni, by the numbers
- Ranks #1 of 314 European cities by modeled day-evening-night (Lden) transport-noise exposure.
- Exposed residents face Lden 55–75 dB by day and Lnight 50–70 dB at night.
- Dominant noise source: road traffic. Population 110,940.
- The 1st-loudest of Italy's 34 ranked agglomerations.
These are modeled values from the EU Environmental Noise Directive strategic noise maps (2022 round), harmonised by the European Environment Agency — see the methodology on the European city ranking. Lden is the annual-average day-evening-night level; only residents above the 55 dB Lden threshold are reported.
License: Terni's figures are published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse or republish with attribution to decibelshield.app (source: EU Environmental Noise Directive strategic noise maps, 2022 round, European Environment Agency). Download the full dataset (CSV · JSON).
How Terni ranks
- Loudest of 34 Italy cities in-country
- Quieter: Bacau, Romania #2
Cities near Terni
The nearest mapped cities to Terni, each with its own daytime range from the same official noise maps for a like-for-like comparison.
- Perugia, Italy 45–70 dB · 64 km
- Rome, Italy 45–70 dB · 75 km
- Latina, Italy 55–75 dB · 124 km
- Pescara, Italy 55–75 dB · 128 km
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