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Weather in Italy
Italy, one of the world’s most beautiful countries, is a popular destination for millions of tourists from around the globe. Visitors come to Italy for many reasons. From sightseeing to business, from water sports to hiking, cycling and skiing, from food and wine to secular art, Italy truly has it all and can proudly claim the title of the land for all seasons.
Italy is a long and narrow peninsula that extends from the Alps in the north and almost touches the African continent in the South. Venice in the North is at the same latitude as Zagreb and Limoges, Rome is more northern than Istanbul and the southern tip of Sicily is as south as the south coast of Turkey.
Italy has an endless coastline, the Italian Alps and the Apennine Mountains, large lakes and rivers, huge plains and lovely hill covered landscapes. Two large and many smaller Mediterranean islands belong to Italy. Visitors of Italy can understand how difficult it is to talk about the weather in this gracious land without at least distinguishing three parts.
Northern Italy generally enjoys a Continental-Central European climate. Wet and sometimes windy all year round with some snow in the winter and drier sunny summers. Coastal areas have tamer conditions and in the summer the beaches are full. Beaches are also full in southern Italy for the best part of the year as the weather here is typically Mediterranean, sunny with hardly any snow and little rain.
Central Italy, probably the most interesting part of Italy for visitors and tourists, is blessed with a divine climate, pleasant all year round with no temperature extremities, never too cold in the winter, just a little refreshing snow, wet enough to keep Umbria green, sunny and lovely in the summer so visitors can enjoy the sights as well as the beaches.
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