Weekly note

Italy in April

5 of the 5 destinations in Italy are in season in April: 3 a sweet spot, 1 good, 1 ok.

April is a sweet spot at 3 of these 5 places: Milan, Sicily and Venice.

Ranked for April

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Milan sweet spot 19° 7d — 19C max, 7 rainy days
2 Sicily sweet spot 17° cool 6d — 17C max, 6 rainy days
3 Venice sweet spot 17° cool 7d — 17C max, 7 rainy days
4 Naples good 18° 8d — 18C max, 8 rainy days
5 Rome okbusy 20° 8d £196 busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for April departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for April departures.

Other months for Italy

April elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Italy as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.