Best time to visit Venice for good weather

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Summer Venice begins — hot, expensive and crowded, but still extraordinary on quiet mornings

#1 for good weather

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The best month — Film Festival ends, crowds thin, the golden light of autumn Venice begins

#2 for good weather

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Venice Biennale (odd years) — the art world descends on the city's gardens and arsenale

#3 for good weather

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The busiest month on Earth per square kilometre — avoid if crowd tolerance is low

#4 for good weather

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Venice Film Festival and summer heat — the red carpet glamour arrives but tourist saturation continues

#5 for good weather

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Spring Venice — beautiful light but tourist numbers climbing fast toward the summer peak

#6 for good weather

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Autumn Venice at good value — acqua alta season and the city transitioning to its winter self

#7 for good weather

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Carnevale di Venezia — Venice's most iconic event transforms the city into a baroque masquerade

#8 for good weather

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Post-Carnevale quiet — Venice briefly returning to manageability before spring crowds build

#9 for good weather

Worth considering

Venice in its quietest month — acqua alta, mist and a moody beauty that the summer crowds will never see

#10 for good weather

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Christmas Venice — festive lights reflecting in foggy canals and the Rialto Markets at their most atmospheric

#11 for good weather

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Venice in winter mist — the most atmospheric and affordable version of one of the world's most crowded cities

#12 for good weather