Italy has a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers. The farther south you go, the warmer the climate. Some warm clothing should be included on trips taken between October and mid-May.
If you need that golden Italian sunshine dusting your shoulders as you take your passeggiata along Rome's Via del Corso, then a May or June visit is for you. July and August can be miserably hot, more so the farther south you venture, but even as far north as Milan reaches high temperatures during summer months.
In the other extreme, from November through March the Italian peninsula sees very cold, wet winters, with snowstorms reaching even southern Italy regularly. In short, for the best weather visit in May, June or September for guaranteed warm sunny days; or in April or October for a cooler and possibly rainy, though not yet freezing, vacation. |
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| The best to cool you down: ice cream! |
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