What kind of Italian weather do you actually want to live in?
Here’s the first surprise: Italy isn’t one climate. On the same winter day it can be snowing in Milan, mild in Rome, and 68 degrees in Palermo. So this question matters more than you’d think.
Traveling?
On a short trip, pick the season you’ll travel in. Cool mountain air in summer, mild by the sea, or warm and dry. Not a year-round choice, just your window.
The truth about Italian weather, and why it’s better news than you think
The short version: Italy isn’t a climate, it’s a long boot running from the Alps almost to Africa, and the weather at the top is nothing like the weather at the bottom. Once you understand that, something freeing happens. You realize the weather isn’t the reason to come or the reason to stay home. It’s roughly a trade for what you already live with, in a place that happens to be more beautiful and costs half as much.