What is Italys weather like all through the year?
Italy has a varied climate, befitting a country that measures more than 600 miles from its northernmost point in the Alps to Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea in the south. However, as is the case throughout most of Europe, Italy’s weather tends to be moderate. Robert Henson, in his useful travel book The Rough Guide to Weather, says that in the Po Valley, in northern Italy (which includes the cities of Milan, Turin and Venice) summers are warm and muggy, with frequent thunderstorms, while autumn is damp and chilly. In the winter, dense fog and cold, clammy air frequent the valley. In Milan, July’s average high and low temperatures are 83 and 59; January’s are 43 and 24. On average, May and April are the wettest months in Milan, while November and July are the driest. Henson says that the Mediterranean climate of central and southern Italy, which includes Rome and Naples, is milder and sunnier than that of the north. Autumn and winter can be thundery in southern Italy; extreme southern I
Italy has a varied climate, befitting a country that measures more than 600 miles from its northernmost point in the Alps to Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea in the south. However, as is the case throughout most of Europe, Italy’s weather tends to be more moderate than the often wild extremes found in the USA. Robert Henson, in his useful travel book The Rough Guide to Weather, says that in the Po Valley, in northern Italy (which includes the cities of Milan, Turin and Venice) summers are warm and muggy, with frequent thunderstorms, while autumn is damp and chilly. In the winter, dense fog and cold, clammy air frequent the valley. In Milan, July’s average high and low temperatures are 83 and 59; January’s are 43 and 24. On average, May and April are the wettest months in Milan, while November and July are the driest. Henson says that the Mediterranean climate of central and southern Italy, which includes Rome and Naples, is milder and sunnier than that of the north. Autumn and winter ca
