| I am often asked this and having lived in Italy for ten | | | | days the damp really seems to soak into your bones. |
| years I have the answer to this question... | | | | The good thing though about the winter weather in |
| Venice is the most wonderful city in the world but its | | | | Venice is that it keeps a lot of tourists away. The |
| weather is definitely not. If you visit Venice at the | | | | narrow alleys and canals are hauntingly beautiful in a |
| 'wrong' time you are sure to have a miserable | | | | winter's mist and Christmas in Venice is really magical. |
| experience. Unfortunately a large number of people - in | | | | If you are coming to Venice in winter avoid November |
| fact most of them do just that. | | | | like the plaque. November is the month of the year |
| So when not to go then? | | | | when it rains the most and it is also the month when |
| Visiting Venice in July or August (when most people | | | | the high water or alta aqua occurs most frequently. |
| visit) is not really a good idea. The weather is really hot | | | | Getting your feet wet on a freezing day can be a |
| and very humid - occasionally reaching around 34 C / | | | | highly miserable way to experience the city. |
| 90 F. Combine that with the masses of people that | | | | So when is the best time to visit Venice? |
| throng to Venice during these months and you will likely | | | | Venice weather is best in May, June and September |
| hate the city after a day of sweaty, stinking | | | | and these are the best months to visit. The weather in |
| sightseeing. | | | | Venice during this time is very pleasant and the |
| Winters are often bitterly cold and on misty winter | | | | crowds are reasonably small. |