Varese in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Varese sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 360 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 17°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 360 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Varese in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Varese reaches about 17°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Varese

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.

Varese 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°	67	7.2	2.5	8.9	1.0
Feb	9° / 2°	65	6.8	2.3	10.1	1.9
Mar	13° / 5°	87	8.2	1.1	11.6	4.1
Apr	17° / 8°	129	11.6	0.2	13.3	5.3
May	21° / 13°	145	13	0	14.7	6.1
Jun	25° / 17°	135	11.5	0	15.5	6.6
Jul	28° / 19°	99	9.8	0	15.2	6.4
Aug	27° / 19°	131	11.1	0	13.9	6.5
Sep	22° / 15°	163	10.1	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	17° / 11°	181	11	0	10.7	5.2
Nov	11° / 6°	187	10.5	0.7	9.3	2.8
Dec	8° / 2°	80	7.4	2.3	8.5	1.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Varese gets around 360 mm of rain and snow over 33 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 6 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 Varese?

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.

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Varese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varese in Spring

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

In spring, Varese sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Varese 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 Varese peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	2	4	6	7	7	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Varese 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 Varese is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Varese's WHO annual average of 18.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	19	23	23	19	22	19	17	16	16	15	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Varese?

Varese sits at 45.8°N, 8.8°E, 382 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Malnate, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Varese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,458 m.

The land around Varese is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

266 m

trees 56%

16 km

1,041 m

trees 66%

80 km

4,458 m

trees 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Malnate 5.0 km · Tradate 14 km · Cassano Magnago 17 km · Gallarate 18 km · Como 20 km · Busto Arsizio 23 km · Lugano 24 km · Pallanza-Intra-Suna 24 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 Varese (45.8206°, 8.8251°, elevation 382 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.