When to go · Italy
Italy in November
Mixed month. Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Italy
- Prices
- Low
- Italy
Verdict
Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.
Weather in November
- Alps and Dolomites · Bolzano, Cortina, Aosta, the Lakes' mountainscool
Skiing mid-December to early April; hut hikes and lifts late June to mid-September. Afternoon thunderstorms in July–August.
- Po Valley and the north · Milan, Venice, Verona, Bologna, Turinrainy
Foggy, damp winters; sticky summers with mosquitoes near the lagoon. Venice acqua alta floods most often October–December (the MOSE barriers now stop the worst).
- Central Italy · Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Romerainy
Rome and Florence reach 35–40 °C in July–August; November is the wettest month. Spring and autumn are the long sweet spots.
- South and islands · Naples, Amalfi, Puglia, Sicily, Sardiniafine
Mild winters and hot, dry summers; sea swimming June to early October. Many coastal hotels and ferries shut November–March.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
All Saints' Day (Ognissanti)
1 Nov
Offices closed; most sights open.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy
- Low
- Prices · Italy
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast