Trieste
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About
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeast Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste. As of 2025, it has a population of 198,668.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trieste, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
Why visit
Visit Trieste for Habsburg urban space, literary cafes, Adriatic weather, and the tension between Italian, Slovene, and Central European histories. The center is compact enough for a walking route from Piazza Unità d'Italia through the old port streets, cafes, churches, and bookish interiors, then out toward Miramare or up to the Karst plateau. The Risiera di San Sabba is a necessary historical stop, not because it is easy to visit, but because it connects Trieste to Nazi occupation and deportation in Italy. The Karst above town, Grotta Gigante, and the coast toward Duino add landscape to the city's cultural argument.
When to avoid
The notorious Bora wind can roar through Trieste at over 100 km/h, especially in winter; it has been known to overturn vehicles. Wind-sensitive bridges close. The city's hilly streets are steep and slippery in rain. Many shops close for siesta (1 to 4 pm). Some restaurants only take cash. The Habsburg-era trams and buses can be confusing; the city is best walked. Petty pickpockets occasionally work the train station and Piazza Unità.
Summer (Estate)
June through September is warm and dry; highs around 28°C with cool sea breezes that make Trieste much more pleasant than Italy's interior summer heat. The lungomare promenades fill with strollers, the Bar Marina opens beach culture, and outdoor cafe dining runs late. The Trieste International Festival of jazz (July) and other open-air events animate the city. Pack light layers, sun protection, and a windbreaker (Trieste's coastal breezes can pick up suddenly).
Winter (Inverno)
December through February brings the famous Bora wind; cold dry blasts off the Karst plateau that can hit 150 km/h, with highs around 9°C and lows near 3°C. The wind can be exhilarating or punishing; cafes and historic interiors offer refuge. Christmas markets and the Trieste Coffee Festival (autumn) bring cozy atmosphere. Pack a serious windproof coat, scarf, and gloves; the wind chill makes 5°C feel like -10°C.
The next week in Trieste
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Thunderstorm
16° / 13°
10.8 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Showers
16° / 12°
8.3 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
19° / 10°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
20° / 12°
UV High
Tue
Thunderstorm
20° / 14°
3.9 mm
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
20° / 13°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
28° / 6°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.9h
05:34 – 20:27local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Trieste
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Trieste Airport (TRS) at 31 km.
Getting around Trieste
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
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Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 3.0, The original uploader was Kuemmjen at German Wikipedia.Current version by Arlon Stok.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.