Riva del Garda in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Riva del Garda sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 351 mm of precipitation over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 4°C in early March to 16°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Riva del Garda's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Riva del Garda's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 351 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 1.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Riva del Garda in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 4°C in early March to 16°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Riva del Garda reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Riva del Garda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 34 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

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Riva del Garda 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	1° / -8°	56	6.8	7.3	8.9	0.0
Feb	2° / -7°	61	7.2	7.2	10	0.0
Mar	6° / -2°	83	10.5	7.2	11.6	0.5
Apr	9° / 2°	123	15.5	7.1	13.3	1.7
May	14° / 7°	145	20	2.2	14.7	3.1
Jun	18° / 10°	154	21.1	0.4	15.5	4.2
Jul	20° / 12°	151	20.8	0.1	15.2	4.8
Aug	19° / 12°	144	19	0	13.9	5.0
Sep	16° / 9°	133	14	0.6	12.3	4.3
Oct	11° / 5°	154	11.8	3.4	10.7	2.6
Nov	6° / -1°	156	11.1	7.8	9.3	0.5
Dec	2° / -6°	83	7.9	7.1	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Riva del Garda gets around 351 mm of rain and snow over 46 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 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 12 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 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Riva del Garda?

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.

1.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riva del Garda.

What to pack for Riva del Garda in Spring

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

In spring, Riva del Garda sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Riva del Garda 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 Riva del Garda peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	8	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Riva del Garda 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 Riva del Garda is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	17	21	20	17	19	16	14	14	14	13	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Riva del Garda?

Riva del Garda sits at 45.9°N, 10.8°E, 73 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rovereto, 15 km away.

Topography around Riva del Garda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riva del Garda has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,846 m.

The land around Riva del Garda is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,504 m

trees 51%

16 km

2,152 m

trees 70%

80 km

3,846 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Rovereto 15 km · Trento 30 km · Schio 44 km · Valdagno 44 km · Bussolengo 46 km · Verona 51 km · Desenzano del Garda 52 km · Lumezzane 52 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 Riva del Garda (45.8858°, 10.8412°, elevation 73 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.