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Climate and weather in Italy for months

Italy is not a very large country, but the weather in the north and south of the Apennine peninsula can differ very dramatically at the same time of the year. The vagaries of the weather are explained both by the length of the country from North to South, and differences in the relief between the regions. Therefore, it makes sense to prepare for the trip in advance, having studied the conditions in that particular area that you are going to visit.

As we have already said, the weather in Italy largely depends on the time of year, the region and the particular terrain you are visiting. So, Northern Italy - the valley of the Po and the Alps - are characterized by a temperate continental climate. A slight minus temperature is the norm for winter in this region, and snowfall is not uncommon even in the valleys.

In the Alps, snow lasts all winter, regularly falling from October to May. Summer, by contrast, is hot and dry. The highest rainfall in northern Italy falls in the spring and fall.

Weather in the Central and Southern regions is determined by the Mediterranean type of climate. Summer is hot and dry, rains are a rarity. The hottest months are July and August with temperatures reaching 35C.

Winters in the central and southern regions of Italy are mild, but with high rainfall. To the south of Rome, subzero temperatures in winter are more likely an exception than a rule, although frosts occur at night to the latitudes of Naples.

In order not to go into details that are of little interest, but at the same time give a clearer understanding of weather in Italy, we conditionally divided the country into three zones and reduced the averaged data on temperature and the number of rainy days depending on the month.

The cities that we have chosen represent the North (Milan), Center (Rome) and South (Palermo) of the country, which will allow you to get a better idea of ​​the weather at the estimated time of your vacation.

Weather in Milan (Northern Italy)

Month

Medium High (C)Medium Minimum (C)

Number of rainy days

January

7

-4

8

February

8

-3

9

March

13

1

8

April

17

4

6

May

21

9

5

June

25

13

4

July

28

16

1

August

28

16

2

September

24

12

5

October

18

7

8

November

11

1

11

December

7

-3

10

Weather in Rome (Central Italy)

MonthMedium High (C)Medium Minimum (C)

Number of rainy days

January

13

4

6

February

13

4

7

March

15

6

7

April

17

8

8

May

22

12

8

June

25

16

9

July

28

19

6

August

28

19

7

September

26

17

5

October

22

13

8

November

17

8

10

December

14

6

Weather in Palermo (Southern Italy)

Month

Average high (C)

Medium Minimum (C)

Number of rainy days

January

15

11

12

February

15

11

8

March

16

11

8

April

18

13

6

May

21

16

3

June

25

20

2

July

28

23

0

August

29

24

2

September

27

22

4

October

23

19

8

November

19

14

8

December

16

12

10

Photo by Giampietro Italy

Watch the video: The Italian Calendar: Seasons, Months of the Year, and Days of the Week (March 2024).

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