Venice
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About
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.
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Why visit
Visit Venice for the built logic of a maritime republic: churches, canals, bridges, palaces, painting, music history, book culture, and the daily mechanics of a city without cars. San Marco and the Doge's Palace matter, but so do the Frari, San Giorgio Maggiore, the Ghetto, the Accademia, the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, and quieter walks through Cannaregio, Castello, and Dorsoduro. For music, Venice rewards calendar checking. Vivaldi belongs here, but the city is more than period-costume concerts. Look for opera, chamber music, and church programs that fit the space rather than treating performance as decoration.
When to avoid
Venice is not a good place for careless peak-season travel. Day-trip crowds, cruise pressure, high prices, narrow streets, and weak restaurants around the busiest routes can make the city feel consumed by tourism. Stay overnight if possible and walk early or late. Flooding, heat, luggage, bridges, and vaporetto crowding also affect the trip. If mobility is limited, plan routes carefully. If you only want beaches or nightlife, choose another base in the Veneto or on the Adriatic.
"Venetian Summer” June-August
For Venice, June through August usually require the most attention to heat, light, and weather. For Venice, the warm season often means humid afternoons and a need for shaded or indoor pauses. In Venice, keep the route tight, carry water where appropriate, and avoid making one exposed site carry the whole day. In Venice, interiors and evening programming should take part of the pressure off the outdoor route.
Winter “Flood Season” (Nov-Mar)"
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Venice. For Venice, cooler months can suit concerts, museums, and slower walks better than exposed summer routes. Think of this period in Venice as a planning question: what can still be walked, entered, and reached comfortably? Venice can still be rewarding in this period if interiors and compact walks carry the day. In Venice, keep outdoor plans shorter, check hours carefully, and use a taxi or rideshare when weather or late returns make transit less attractive.
The next week in Venice
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
Showers
12° / 11°
13.6 mm
Sat
Rain
17° / 11°
5.9 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Fog
19° / 11°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
20° / 12°
UV High
Tue
Overcast
21° / 14°
0.9 mm
UV High
Wed
Partly cloudy
25° / 14°
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / 8°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.9h
05:41 – 20:32local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Venice
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) at 8 km.
Getting around Venice
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
AlilagunaVectareSchweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBFlixBus-euErfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AGtrilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLBNeckar-DonauBlaBlaCar BusFlixBus-deFlixBus-deMecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli800640 SÜWEXOEBB Personenverkehr AG KundenserviceB MetroNS IntMOMACTV
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 4.0, Facquis.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.