What’s the rainy season in Italy?
Would I expect more pleasant (i.e. less rainy) weather during a November trip, or a March trip?
I’ll bet it stays mainly in Spain.
No, no. The rain in the Mediterranean stays mainly on the Ukrainian.
When I was in Italy (for 1 week in Sept)…it rained once every afternoon for about an hour. Seems to be a common thing…the locals had armfuls of umbrellas for sale.
I don’t live in Italy, but I believe that the mediterranean is generally very hot and dry in the summer, and cool and rainy in the winter.
The monsoons are restricted mainly to the SE Asian part of Italy and to years with el niño or la niña but not both or none.
Rainfall in inches by month
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Rome 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.6 0.7 1.0 2.5 5.0 4.4 3.9
Palermo 3.2 2.7 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 1.8 3.2 3.3 3.6
Uke, Don’t Look Now - but Venice is always sorta wet. But watch out for knife-wielding dwarves in red raincoats if you go there.
I’m not going to tell you about the weather - I hope it rains every day because I’m extremely jealous you’re planning a trip to Italy.
I do know there are cyber cafes in Rome, so at least stay in touch!
Asey: Luckily for you, I’m a Daphne du Maurier fan. Also a Thomas Mann buff, so I’d be equally careful to avoid gorgeous blond-tressed fifteen year old boys.
Planning a trip to Italy? Why, no…I just promised manny I’d start proposing fascinating General Questions, and this was the only thing I could think of tonight.