Lake Como with its mountainous surroundings and its micro-climate can see humidity rise quite high during the summer months, but nothing unbearable. A pair of shorts and loose shirts is all that is needed to take advantage of the balmy climate. This type of situation does sometimes lead to very heavy rain and amazing electrical storms with lighting and thunder rolling around the mountains. The photograph you see is from Varenna at midnight looking across the lake to Menaggio!

Saying this the Lake does have a superb all round climate. For those who love the seasons, Lake Como still has them, warm summers, true autumns and spectacular winters with snow on the peaks, but dry still air on the Lake itself.

Como has a micro climate being shrouded within the Swiss and Italian mountains. Snow falls on the mountains making for a spectacular winter vista, but the winter sun often shines through at lake level, making for crisp yet warmed winter days. To find out what the Weather is like in Como, please visit the following links