Er efteråret vådt i Italien? Regionale vejrforskelle forklaret

Which in which parts of Italy is autumn wet? From this apparently trivial question stem life-changing decisions: we’ve seen prospective expats, time and again, pick a town over another because it’s less (rarely, more) wet. This is yet another area plagued by misconceptions and stereotypes. Would you have guessed there are parts of north-eastern Italy with fewer rainy days than Sicily? We’ll explain all the facts about precipitation in Italy in this analysis. Note: our analysis is based on rainy days rather than total precipitation, on the assumption that people would rather be interested in good weather days than how much rain falls. Table: Wettest 10 Italian cities in autumn (number of rainy days) Town/CityAutumn DaysPercentileBolzano5289thMessina5186thBari5082ndTrieste4869thNapoli4759thUdine4759thTrento4759thSalerno4648thGenova4648thBergamo4538th Autumn is usually the rainiest season in Italy, often bringing heavy downpours and even occasional floods in October and November. But that doesn’t mean every corner of the country gets soaked equally – far from it. Italy’s varied geography creates huge differences in fall weather from region to region. Some areas see double the number of rainy days that others do, busting the myth of a universally “sun-drenched” Italy. Let’s take a friendly tour through Italy’s regions – from the drizzly north to the (mostly) dry south –...