MOST FAVOURABLE SEASONS FOR TOURISM

The tourist season is fast becoming an all-year-round affair in Italy. For touring and good weather sports (such as golf, swimming, etc.) April to late October or early November is the best. For winter sports, December to March.

HOW TO DRESS

For women: in spring, summer and autumn, lightweight clothes including cottons for summer and light sweaters (evenings can be cool). Low-heeled shoes for sightseeing.

A cocktail or short evening dress might be useful.

When visiting churches (shorts are forbidden) wear hats or scarves on your head, stockings and preferably dresses with sleeves.

For men: in spring, summer and autumn, lightweight suits, a light topcoat, slacks and sport jackets. Swimming trunks and beach coats. Heavy clothes in winter.

CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE

Although Italy is generally regarded as a sunny land, there is a great variety of climates between North and South.

Apart from the snow-covered Alpine regions, the Industrial areas in the North have more or less the same climate as other parts of continental Europe.

Winter is a rainy season everywhere but the months from April to November are usually filled with warm sunny days; July and August normally are the hottest months of the year.

See the chart below, indicating maximum and minimum average temperatures in the major Italian cities in degrees centigrade (oC).

SEASON:

 

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

AUTUMN

 

Town

Alt./A.s.l.

max

min

max

min

max

min

max

min

North Italy

Bolzano

mts.

286

5,8

-0,9

17,0

7,7

27,8

16,1

17,1

8,8

Como

mts.

225

7,1

-0,5

17,1

7,6

27,0

17,4

16,9

9,7

Milan

mts.

121

5,5

-0,3

17,5

8,6

29,1

18,2

17,7

10,6

Bologna

mts.

60

5,2

1,3

17,0

10,0

29,3

20,5

18,1

12,7

Udine

mts.

116

7,1

1,1

16,6

7,8

27,4

16,2

18,4

10,7

Venice

mts.

3

6,9

1,6

16,0

9,2

26,8

18,5

18,6

18,5

Genoa

mts.

21

11,3

6,5

17,1

12,1

26,4

21,3

20,5

15,6

Sanremo

mts.

9

13,6

6,8

18,4

11,1

26,6

18,9

21,4

14,5

 

Central Italy

Florence

mts.

50

9,3

2,6

18,4

8,6

30,0

17,7

20,3

11,9

Perugia

mts.

493

7,5

1,2

15,8

6,6

27,7

15,9

18,7

10,3

Ancona

mts.

50

8,3

4,3

16,5

10,6

27,1

20,5

19,2

14,3

Roma

mts.

51

12,0

4,3

19,6

10,0

30,5

18,8

22,2

13,4

 

Southern Italy

Pescara

mts.

2

10,8

3,2

18,2

8,3

29,1

17,6

20,9

11,5

Naples

mts.

50

12,1

7,3

18,4

11,8

28,4

20,5

21,8

15,8

Bari

mts.

12

12,2

5,9

17,9

10,3

27,5

19,6

22,0

14,5

Lecce

mts.

78

13,1

14,6

19,9

9,1

30,6

18,3

23,6

14,0

Catanzaro

mts.

343

12,0

6,2

17,2

9,6

28,6

19,1

22,2

14,2

 

Sicily

Palermo

mts.

71

15,0

7,1

20,4

11,6

29,5

19,4

24,3

15,5

 

Sardinia

Sassari

mts.

224

11,9

5,9

18,1

10,3

19,1

19,1

21,6

14,2

 

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