Piacenza in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Piacenza sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 248 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Piacenza's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Piacenza's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 248 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 5.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Piacenza in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Piacenza reaches about 18°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Piacenza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Piacenza weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 1°	59	7.7	2.8	9	0.9
Feb	9° / 2°	61	7.5	2.1	10.1	2.1
Mar	14° / 5°	68	8.2	1.1	11.6	4.4
Apr	18° / 9°	88	10.8	0.1	13.2	5.6
May	22° / 14°	92	11.1	0	14.6	6.6
Jun	27° / 17°	75	9.8	0	15.4	6.7
Jul	30° / 20°	54	7.7	0	15.1	5.8
Aug	29° / 19°	73	9	0	13.9	6.0
Sep	24° / 15°	93	8.8	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	18° / 11°	102	10	0	10.7	5.7
Nov	12° / 6°	111	10.6	0.7	9.3	2.9
Dec	7° / 2°	73	8.5	2.3	8.6	1.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Piacenza gets around 248 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Piacenza?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Piacenza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piacenza in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Piacenza sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piacenza in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piacenza peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	7	7	7	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Piacenza in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Piacenza is worst in January — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piacenza's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	22	25	23	20	21	18	17	18	20	20	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Piacenza?

Piacenza sits at 45.1°N, 9.7°E, 61 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cremona, 27 km away.

Topography around Piacenza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Piacenza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piacenza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Piacenza is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

181 m

cropland 68%

80 km

1,814 m

cropland 42%

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Spring weather nearby: Cremona 27 km · Lodi 32 km · Crema 35 km · Salsomaggiore Terme 35 km · Fidenza 35 km · Melegnano 45 km · Pavia 45 km · San Giuliano Milanese 49 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 69% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $43,309; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 513
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Piacenza (45.0524°, 9.6934°, elevation 61 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.