Humidity Levels in Italy During October

The average humidity in October is listed below for major cities and other places throughout Italy. The tables give the month's daily averages for the highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

All the numbers here are based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: Northeast, Northwest, Central , South and Italy's Mediterranean Islands.

Northeastern Italy

This section takes in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto. Three weather stations on the list are located at over 2000 metres (6560 feet) elevation: Paganella and Passo Rolle in the Dolomites and Monte Cimone of the Apennine Mountains.

Average relative humidity (%) in October
Place High Low
Bologna 94 61
Bolzano 96 54
Cervia 98 64
Monte Cimone 92 56
Paganella 87 59
Passo Rolle 90 51
Rimini 96 65
Tarvisio 97 61
Trieste 80 56
Venice (Venezia) 94 60
Verona 98 64
Vicenza 97 59

Northwestern Italy

The cities here are in the regions of Liguria, Lombardy (Lombardia) and Piedmont.

Daily high and low humidity (%) averages in October
Place High Low
Bergamo 92 58
Brescia 97 59
Genoa (Genova) 82 56
Milan (Milano) 97 63
Turin (Torino) 95 61

Central Italy

The regions of central Italy include Lazio and Tuscany (Toscana) along the west coast, Umbria in the interior and Marche on the east coast. The highest weather station of this group sits at 1875 metres (6150 feet) on Monte Terminillo.

Average October humidity (%)
Place High Low
Ancona 95 61
Arezzo 94 53
Civitavecchia 86 64
Florence (Firenze) 94 53
Monte Argentario 95 60
Monte Terminillo 92 62
Perugia 97 56
Pisa 94 55
Ponza Island 90 63
Rome (Roma) 97 54
Volterra 92 64

Southern Italy

The regions covered here make up Italy's boot, ranging from Abruzzo in the north to Calabria in the south and include Apulia (Puglia), Campania and Molise. Capo Palinuro is in the National Park of Cilento on Italy's west coast.

Average daily humidity (%) for October
Place High Low
Bari 91 58
Capo Palinuro 87 52
Foggia 95 49
Lecce 97 57
Naples (Napoli) 94 53
Pescara 94 55
Reggio Calabria 90 56
Santa Maria di Leuca 91 65
Termoli 90 67

Mediterranean Islands

The weather data given in this table are for the Italian islands of Sardinia (Sardegna) and Sicily (Sicilia). Also included are two smaller islands: Ustica located north of Sicily, and Pantelleria to the southwest of Sicily.

Average October humidity levels (%)
Place High Low
Alghero, Sardinia 93 59
Cagliari, Sardinia 96 55
Catania, Sicily 94 46
Messina, Sicily 87 55
Palermo, Sicily 82 46
Pantelleria Island 91 59
Ustica Island 94 64
Reference

Climatologia del Centro. Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica. Repubblica Italiana. Atlante climatico.

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