Weather Italy with a Monthly Weather Forecast & Best Time to Travel Italy

WEATHER ITALY: Winter and Skiing

WEATHER ITALY: Spring and Poppies

However, the weather can also be unpredictable with regards to temperatures, and while some spring days may lean towards summer temperatures, they can just as quickly plummet bringing with it a flurry of snow. March is particularly bad for unpredictable weather. However, from May to June you can see swathes of red poppies growing in the wheat fields of Tuscany and Umbria, making it one of my favourite times of the year to visit Italy.

Summer, from July to September can be glorious in Italy with its abundance of fruit and flowers, and in most parts of central Italy you will see fields and fields of sunflowers. However, this is also the time when the hordes of tourists descend on Italy and quiet country spots suddenly become invaded by camera touting, loud tourists whom I try to avoid like the plague. Prices can often be inflated, and although the days are usually hot and balmy, you can experience fierce thunderstorms, although they mostly occur in the late afternoon and evening.

September is the best month to travel in to Italy as it is cooler, the temperatures are not so high and most of the tourists have gone home by then. However one month you really should avoid is the month of August. This is the time of Ferragosto.It is the time when the whole of Italy seems to take off, not just for the 15th August which is the official holiday, but during the whole month when everything seems to come to a standstill.For some, it may seem strange for restaurants and business to close down for weeks at a time with a notice in the window stating "Closed for the Holidays", but this is common practice in Italy during August.

If you want to conduct business here or you want to get some progress on house renovations - forget it! Italy is on holiday!

WEATHER ITALY: Autumn and Harvests

Again, like spring this is the best time to visit Italy. The tourists have gone, the weather is cooler and the trees and grapevines are turning hues of gold and brown.

Late September is the start of autumn and still in October the days are bright and sunny, but temperatures are cooling. November has short days and the weather usually is quite rainy though not very cold.

During the month of October it is time to pick the grape harvest and to dream of the wine that will follow. In November the olives are picked, and the liquid gold shared with those who helped pick the fruit.

DAILY WEATHER ITALY:

Here are some more sites that give you a complete breakdown of all the regions in Italy with up-to-date weather information covering 2 different stages of the day, from the morning, afternoon and evening. There is also a 6 day weather forecast for Italy so you can plan your vacation around the week's forecast when you travel Italy next.

As we all know, the weather in Italy can change very quickly, so this is a great site to visit. Just don't forget to come back to us, when you get there!

DAILY WEATHER ITALY: NORTHERN ITALY

• EMILIA-ROMAGNA
• FRIULI
• LIGURIA
• LOMBARDY
• PIEDMONT
• TRENTINO
• VALLE D' AOSTA
• VENETO

DAILY WEATHER ITALY: CENTRAL ITALY

• LAZIO
• LE MARCHE
• TUSCANY
• UMBRIA 

• ABRUZZO
• BASILICATA
• CALABRIA
• CAMPANIA
• MOLISE
• PUGLIA
• SARDINIA
• SICLILY