In this study we investigate the transmission potential of CHIKV in Italy, to provide insight into the possible impact of future outbreaks in temperate climate regions, and the effectiveness of the interventions performed during the outbreak, to provide insight into the epidemic control. To such aim, we developed a model describing the temporal dynamics of the competent vector, known as Aedes albopictus, explicitly depending on climatic factors, coupled to an epidemic transmission model describing the spread of the disease in both humans and mosquitoes, which allowed us to reproduce several observed features of the epidemic.