When to go · Lampione
Lampione in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- Italy overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Italy overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- LampioneHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 6 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Easter and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) big impact
28–29 Mar 2027 (moves yearly) · Italy
Rome and the Vatican packed; Holy Week processions in Sicily and the south; Monday picnic day with trains full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy overall
- Medium
- Prices · Italy overall
- Medium
Italy overall: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lampione, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Mar: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 6
May: 3 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
May: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
May: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
May: 0
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rough seas, trips often cancelled).
May: Inside Lampione's best window: May–Sep (calm seas, warm water).
Lampione: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings