Weekly note

Italy in March

5 of the 5 destinations in Italy are in season in March: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 2 ok.

None of these has March as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Rome, Milan and Naples.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Rome good 17° cool 9d £160 17C max, 9 rainy days
2 Milan good 15° cool 8d — 15C max, 8 rainy days
3 Naples good 16° cool 9d — 16C max, 9 rainy days
4 Venice ok 13° cool 7d — 13C max, 7 rainy days
5 Sicily ok 15° cool 10d — 15C max, 10 rainy days

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

Other months for Italy

March 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.