Best: Feb, Aug · Great: Apr, Jun, Sep-Oct · Feb for Carnevale di Venezia
Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from January's cool stretch to July's warmth, with rain a little heavier around May and lighter around February — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In August, expect highs around 29°C with rain on roughly 7 days of the month.
Carnevale di Venezia (February) — Venice's elaborate masked carnival fills the canals with costume and pageantry in the weeks before Lent.
Lake Como's villas and gardens and the surrounding alpine scenery are the highlights, alongside Milan's fashion and design scene.
Try risotto alla milanese and alpine cheeses from the northern valleys.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 6°/0°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/1°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/5°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/13°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/17°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/19°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/15°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/10°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/5°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 7°/1°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).