Italy in March: where is it warmest?
In March, Catania is the warmest place with 17 °C by day, Cortina d’Ampezzo the coolest with 6 °C. 27 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in March, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catania | 82 | 17° | 15° | 8 h | 8 |
| Palermo, Sicily | 74 | 17° | 15° | 8 h | 10 |
| Cagliari, Sardinia | 29 | 17° | 14° | 7 h | 7 |
| Lecce | 69 | 16° | – | 7 h | 9 |
| Syracuse | 30 | 16° | 15° | 8 h | 8 |
| Brindisi | 25 | 16° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Cefalù | 24 | 16° | 15° | 7 h | 11 |
| Taranto | 68 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Ferrara | 68 | 15° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Rome | 67 | 15° | – | 7 h | 10 |
| Bologna | 65 | 15° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Bari | 64 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Cremona | 64 | 15° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Naples | 62 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 11 |
| Messina | 58 | 15° | 15° | 7 h | 13 |
| Reggio Calabria | 57 | 15° | 15° | 7 h | 13 |
| Lampedusa | 34 | 15° | 15° | 8 h | 5 |
| Olbia, Sardinia | 27 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 8 |
| Agrigento | 27 | 15° | 15° | 7 h | 9 |
| Polignano a Mare, Apulia | 25 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Alghero, Sardinia | 25 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Otranto | 25 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Gallipoli | 25 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Monopoli | 25 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Ischia | 22 | 15° | 14° | 7 h | 11 |
| Amalfi | 21 | 15° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Tropea, Calabria | 21 | 15° | 15° | 7 h | 12 |
| Salerno | 21 | 15° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Positano | 21 | 15° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Castellammare di Stabia | 21 | 15° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Sorrento | 19 | 15° | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Sirmione, Lake Garda | 66 | 14° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Pavia | 65 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Modena | 64 | 14° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Parma | 64 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Milan | 63 | 14° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Pisa | 63 | 14° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Mantua | 63 | 14° | – | 7 h | 9 |
| Verona | 62 | 14° | – | 7 h | 9 |
| Padua | 62 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Ravenna | 61 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Livorno | 61 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 9 |
| Genoa | 60 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 8 |
| Corleone | 60 | 14° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Vicenza | 60 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Florence | 58 | 14° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Prato | 58 | 14° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Riva del Garda, Lake Garda | 57 | 14° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Matera | 57 | 14° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Frosinone | 54 | 14° | – | 6 h | 12 |
| Taormina, Sicily | 27 | 14° | 15° | 7 h | 8 |
| Civitavecchia | 26 | 14° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Rimini | 25 | 14° | 11° | 7 h | 8 |
| Ancona | 25 | 14° | 12° | 7 h | 9 |
| Sanremo | 25 | 14° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Pescara | 24 | 14° | 13° | 7 h | 10 |
| Ostuni | 24 | 14° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Lido di Ostia | 24 | 14° | 14° | 7 h | 10 |
| Savona | 23 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 9 |
| Forte dei Marmi | 22 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 10 |
| Capri | 21 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Portofino | 20 | 14° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Merano, South Tyrol | 62 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Bolzano | 61 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Monza | 60 | 13° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Como, Lake Como | 59 | 13° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Trento | 59 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Alberobello | 59 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Bassano del Grappa | 59 | 13° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Venice | 57 | 13° | 10° | 6 h | 8 |
| San Gimignano | 57 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Brescia | 56 | 13° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Treviso | 56 | 13° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Turin | 55 | 13° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Bergamo | 55 | 13° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Lucca | 55 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Siena | 54 | 13° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Assisi | 50 | 13° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Chioggia | 27 | 13° | 10° | 7 h | 8 |
| Pesaro | 26 | 13° | 11° | 7 h | 8 |
| Imperia | 25 | 13° | 14° | 7 h | 9 |
| Caorle | 24 | 13° | 10° | 6 h | 9 |
| Jesolo | 23 | 13° | 10° | 6 h | 9 |
| Burano | 23 | 13° | 10° | 6 h | 9 |
| Monterosso, Cinque Terre | 20 | 13° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| La Spezia | 20 | 13° | 14° | 6 h | 11 |
| Carrara | 20 | 13° | 14° | 6 h | 12 |
| Palmanova | 55 | 12° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Trieste | 50 | 12° | 10° | 7 h | 10 |
| Udine | 48 | 12° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Gorizia | 47 | 12° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Perugia | 45 | 12° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Urbino | 45 | 12° | – | 6 h | 12 |
| Lignano Sabbiadoro | 23 | 12° | 10° | 6 h | 9 |
| Aquileia | 22 | 12° | 10° | 6 h | 9 |
| Grado | 21 | 12° | 10° | 6 h | 10 |
| Brixen | 53 | 11° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Bruneck | 38 | 8° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Sterzing | 32 | 7° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo | 18 | 6° | – | 5 h | 13 |
Italy in March: quick answers
Italy in March: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in March are Catania (17 °C), Palermo, Sicily (17 °C) and Cagliari, Sardinia (17 °C).
Italy in March: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Catania (15 °C), Palermo, Sicily (15 °C) and Syracuse (15 °C).
Italy in March: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in March – warm, sunny and dry – is in Catania, Palermo, Sicily and Lecce.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences