Tuscany Cycling Weather
Italian Bicycle Tours

Tuscany is a region of varied geography, from high mountains to Mediterranean beachs and rolling hills so weather is complex and variable depending on the influence these elements are playing on the specific region you plan to visit while bicycling Tuscany.

Generally speaking though cycling weather in this part of Italy can be described as one of long and hot summers through July and August, with short mild winters mediated by the effects of the Mediterranean Ocean.

Florence is an historic, in-land city caught between two ranges of rolling

hills, blocking it from the cooler evening breezes coming off the Mediterranean. June and July are the driest months and although weather charts may suggest an average of only 75°F in the summer, Florence certainly can have a number of very hot and humid days in the high 80's. Thus bicycling in Tuscany is best planned for the shoulder seasons of May and June, or September to October. You can then beat the heat and the hords of tourist.

Coastal communities have the benifit of attracting Mediterranean breezes and thus naturally a few degrees cooler than Florence. They also have the added benifits of coastal roads that permit a short layover for a dip in the ocean if the heat really does become overwhelming.

The town of Pisa, made famous by its leaning tower of Pisa", and the coastal town of Livorno, one of Italy's largest port towns on the Ligurian Sea, are two such towns that benifit from these slightly cooler temperatures. Rain is almost unheard of in July and averages about 80mm per month in the first half of the year, peaking to over 120 in the wetter months of October and November

Elba, an old mining town, and the archipelago islands off the Tuscan coast experience temperatures that are moderated by sea breezes averaging 25°C in July and August with vertually no rain.

The shoulder seasons of fall and spring are somewhat unpredictable so it is important to take the appropriate rain gear for bicycling. Tuscany can experience sudden rain storms, that could really put a damper on your cycling tours if all your gear gets wet.

In winter it rarely dips below freezing in any of Tuscany, even in the peak of the winter, although an occasional snowfall is not unheard of, maybe more so in the northern extreme of the province where the elevation climbs towards the Apuan Mountains. During the winter you can expect 7/8 days of precipitation every month.

 

Town	Jan-Mar	Apr-June	July-Aug	Oct-Dec
Florence	52°F 11 °C	72°F 22 °C	86°F 30°F	59°F 15 °C
Elba	54°F 12 °C	64°F 18 °C	76°F 25 °C
Pisa	46°F 8 °C	61°F 16 °C	72°F 22 °C	52°F 11 °C
Tuscany	46°F 8 °C	70°F 21 °C	76°F 25 °C	50°F 10 °C

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