When to go · Venice
Venice in April
Great month. Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C63°F / 9°C48°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Italy overall
- Prices
- High
- Italy overall
Verdict
Inside Venice's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Weather in April
- VeniceHighs around 17.4 °C, lows around 8.7 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 63 °F, lows around 48 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Po Valley and the north, Italy · Milan, Venice, Verona, Bologna, Turinbest weather
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).
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.
Easter and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) big impact
28–29 Mar 2027 (moves yearly) · Italy
Rome and the Vatican packed; Holy Week processions in Sicily and the south; Monday picnic day with trains full.
Liberation Day (and St Mark's in Venice)
25 Apr · Italy
Long-weekend 'bridges' (ponti) fill trains and coasts.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy overall
- High
- Prices · Italy overall
- High
Italy overall: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings