Today's weather for Milan, Italy22nd Nov 2009 10:20

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Weather Overview for Milan

Milan is one of Italy’s largest and most metropolitan cities. Famed for fashion, Milan’s designer style has been fully assumed by its well-dressed inhabitants.

Milan has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons and a large range of temperatures. The best word to sum up Milan’s weather is variety. Milan is the 4^th hottest capital city in Europe whilst also exercising the 6^th most days below freezing. It is the second wettest city in Europe, whilst seeing fog or smog on 343 per year.

Europe’s fashion capital is humid for much of the year, making winters damp and summers muggy, so keep this in mind when choosing your designer silk outfit. Annually, the city has an average humidity of 75% but it can hit the 80’s come summer time. The humidity and high precipitation is why Milan experiences, an average of 49 thunderstorms per year!

Summer

Summer in Milan sees an average daily temperature of about 21°C, with July and August being the hottest months witnessing average maximums of 28°C to 29°C. The high humidity can make this uncomfortable. June and September see average highs in the mid 20s which might be considered preferable.

Rainfall is relatively low in July but picks up again by August. Thunderstorms are common and rain generally falls in heavy outbursts. Sunshine levels peak at nine hours per day in July and are also very good in June and August.

Summer in Milan is peak tourist season so expect packed hotels and busy cafes. Come August, many locals flee the city and head to the coast to escape the muggy heat.

Winter

Milan can get very chilly in the height of winter, particularly at night. The city receives snow on around 7 days per year. The average high temperature from December till January sits at about 7°C, with chilly average minimums of -3°C to -4°C. Sunshine levels drop to two hours per day but rainfall lessens.

Autumn and Spring

The shoulder seasons are mild and wet. Temperatures change rapidly; in spring the winter cold quickly disappears with the average high climbing to 13°C in March, 17°C in April and 21°C in May; in autumn the summer heat retreats to an average high of 18°C in October and disappears altogether in November which has an average high of 11°C. Night time temperatures are low across both seasons. It rains on almost half of the days in each month and showers are not always light. Conditions are generally changeable. Spring is much sunnier than autumn.

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