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Italy by campervan: weather and best time

When to tour Italy by campervan: temperatures, rainfall and the best season for each part of the country. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Weather

Weather

Italy is three climates stacked on top of each other, and the right month depends entirely on how far down the boot you are going. The Alps and the Dolomites are a June to September destination and snowbound either side. The centre and the north are at their best in spring and autumn and unpleasant in a van in July and August. Sicily and the far south are the only places with a real winter season.

A jagged limestone peak above a green alpine meadow under a pale overcast sky
The Dolomites. A three-month season, and the passes close either side

The year by region: how it feels, how warm, how wet

Dolomites and the AlpsBolzano
7°25 mm
10°20 mm
16°35 mm
19°50 mm
24°72 mm
28°87 mm
30°87 mm
29°88 mm
24°70 mm
18°82 mm
11°81 mm
7°40 mm
Italian Lakes and the northVerona
7°43 mm
10°45 mm
15°45 mm
19°72 mm
24°82 mm
28°72 mm
30°63 mm
30°72 mm
25°91 mm
19°86 mm
13°96 mm
8°65 mm
Tuscany and UmbriaSiena
10°53 mm
11°61 mm
15°59 mm
18°71 mm
23°70 mm
27°52 mm
31°29 mm
31°39 mm
25°81 mm
20°106 mm
14°125 mm
10°77 mm
Naples and the Amalfi coastNaples
13°92 mm
14°95 mm
16°78 mm
19°99 mm
24°59 mm
28°33 mm
30°29 mm
31°36 mm
27°89 mm
23°136 mm
18°152 mm
14°112 mm
Puglia and the heelBari
13°51 mm
13°37 mm
16°41 mm
19°42 mm
24°30 mm
28°29 mm
31°18 mm
31°13 mm
26°42 mm
22°54 mm
18°62 mm
14°47 mm
SicilyPalermo
15°71 mm
15°65 mm
17°59 mm
20°44 mm
24°26 mm
28°12 mm
31°5 mm
31°13 mm
28°42 mm
24°77 mm
20°94 mm
16°81 mm

BestWorkableToo hotCold or wetTop figure: average daily high. Below it: average rainfall for the month.

Bolzano sits at 262 metres in a valley floor, so its figures are the mildest reading the Alps have to offer. The passes and the plateaux above it are ten to fifteen degrees colder and hold snow for months longer. Treat that row as the bottom of the mountains, not the mountains.