In this video I am in Palermo in mid-November and comparing the temperatures to major cities in Italy.
I am on Via Maqueda, in the historical center of town where there are many restaurants, bars, pubs, gelaterie (ice cream shops), etc.
At the Quattro Canti, the historical center of Palermo, on a Wednesday night around 10 PM you can view the crowd gathered around some musicians. You can usually find musicians playing on this corner during the day into the evening or at night.
You can see from the video that the nightlife is very active in Palermo.
There is outside dining all along Via Maqueda. In Italian they refer to dining outside as dining “al fresco”. In the beginning of the video I am looking towards the northwest which would lead to the Teatro Massimo. This is a pedestrian area of Palermo. It is also referred to as a ZTL zone, or zona di traffico limitato. Many historical centers in Italy will have a ZTL designation to help preseve the historical buildings and streets.
This video takes place around 10 PM on a Wednesday evening in the historical center of Palermo. This will give you an idea of the temperatures during the night time hours in various Italian cities. It will not be the low for the day, but it will be pretty close.
Because of its warm climate, and southern location, the weather in Palermo is relatively mild compared to other more renowned Italian cities to the north. Those cities are Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan.
Mid November Temperatures in Palermo and Italy
These temperatures below were taken on a random night in mid-November around 10PM. You can see below because of its warmer climate, Palermo is more conducive to nightlife than other Italian cities.
Palermo 62 Fahrenheit or 17 Celsius
Rome 50 Fahrenheit or 10 Celsius
Milan 45 Fahrenheit or 7 Celsius
Florence 43 Fahrenheit or 6 Celsius
Venice 47 Fahrenheit or 8 Celsius
Note, if you are traveling to Italy in November it tends to be the wettest and rainiest month of the year in most parts of the country. And if you go to Venice, you may encounter the acqua alta. These are high tides or high water that flood the streets and squares and are a part of the Venetian life.
You may need some stivali, or boots to walk around the higher water levels.
Italian vocabulary seen in this video:
Outside dining – al fresco
Musicians – musicisti (masculine) or musiciste (feminine)
Warmer – più caldo
Cooler – più freddo
ZTL – zona di traffico limitato – limited traffic zone, usually a pedestrian area
In the example above when there are musicians that are both masculine and feminine, it will default to masculine as the general rule. So you would use musicisti when referring to both genders.
You can view more videos like this by following my Palermo Sicily Playlist on YouTube.
