Schools will be closed on Friday 9 October 2026 in several municipalities in the Naples area following the extension of the Campania weather alert.
According to Il Mattino, Zone 1 — which includes Naples, the Campania plain, the Vesuvius area and the Gulf islands — was raised to orange alert, while the other zones of Campania remained under yellow alert.
Confirmed closures reported so far
- Ercolano: schools closed under a mayoral ordinance.
- Portici: all schools in the municipal territory closed on Friday 9 October, including state and non-state schools of every level.
- Torre del Greco: all public and private schools closed from 15:00 on Thursday 8 October until 15:00 on Friday 9 October. Municipal parks and gardens and the cemetery were also closed for the same period.
A provisional list
The published list was explicitly provisional and still being updated at the time of reporting. It should not be treated as a complete or final register.
Readers should check the websites of individual municipalities for the latest ordinances before travelling. The available reporting does not confirm whether additional municipalities beyond Ercolano, Portici and Torre del Greco later ordered closures.
