To talk of the ‘weather in Tuscany' is to generalise somewhat. Tuscany
encompasses many diverse terrains and landscapes and the rules change
from one zone to the next. You can be sure that July and August in Tuscany
will be hot, sometimes stiflingly so, thanks to the
afa and humidity
levels that can make Florence and the major cities of Tuscany veritable
hothouses.
This situation is supposed to break around the day of
feragosto
in the middle of August, when the first rains are expected and
with them a beginning of a decrease in temperature. September
can still be very hot with October being a fine month to visit
Tuscany - blue skies without the packed cities and the intense
heat. But, some like it hot!
November sees night-time temperatures really begin to drop, with
crisp Autumn days to accompany the main olive harvest throughout
Tuscany.
Winter in Tuscany can be cold and wet but spring always seems
to come quickly. March is azalea and camelia time, whilst April
and May are
sometimes very wet months.
The table below gives some idea of yearly averages-
caveat emptor,
estimates only, don't quote us on it, your mileage may vary, etc.,
etc.,
- you get the idea. [For six-day weather forecasts for the whole of
italy, try
this
site - external link]
