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)

Month	Medium 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

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