Weekly note

Italy in May

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

May is a sweet spot at 2 of these 5 places: Sicily and Venice.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Rome good 24° 9d £145 24C max, 9 rainy days
2 Sicily sweet spot 21° 6d — 21C max, 6 rainy days
3 Naples good 22° 8d — 22C max, 8 rainy days
4 Venice sweet spot 21° 11d — 21C max, 11 rainy days
5 Milan good 22° 14d — 22C max, 14 rainy days

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

Other months for Italy

May 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.