Editing Varese (section)

== Climate ==
Varese's winters are not significantly affected by the proximity of ''[[Lago Maggiore]]'' and the minor lakes surrounding it. In late autumn and winter, temperatures frequently fall below zero Celsius, even if just by a few degrees. This differentiates it from areas south of the city. As in other cities in the foothills of Lombardy, fog is an infrequent phenomenon. Varese is on average cooler than other cities of the Lombard Prealps, especially in winter. Varese is one of the rainiest cities in Italy, with an annual precipitation average of more than {{convert|1500|mm|in}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistiche Meteorologiche Centro geofisico Prealpino|url=https://www.astrogeo.va.it/statistiche/clima/pioggia.php|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.astrogeo.va.it}}</ref> Since the 1980s, snow has fallen less frequently, with the annual average going from 69&nbsp;cm in 1967–1987 to 33&nbsp;cm in 1988–2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistiche Meteorologiche Centro geofisico Prealpino|url=https://www.astrogeo.va.it/statistiche/clima/neve.php|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.astrogeo.va.it}}</ref>
{{Weather box |width=autp |collapsed =yes
|location = Varese, 1991-2020 (precipitation only)
|metric first=yes
|precipitation colour =green
| Jan precipitation mm  =74.0
| Feb precipitation mm  =66.8
| Mar precipitation mm  =85.7
| Apr precipitation mm  =151.6
| May precipitation mm  =175.2
| Jun precipitation mm  =149.0
| Jul precipitation mm  =119.2
| Aug precipitation mm  =133.4
| Sep precipitation mm  =147.0
| Oct precipitation mm  =161.1
| Nov precipitation mm  =204.5
| Dec precipitation mm  =92.6
| year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days =  1 mm
| precip days colour      =  
| Jan precipitation days  =5.8
| Feb precipitation days  =5.4
| Mar precipitation days  =6.3
| Apr precipitation days  =10
| May precipitation days  =11.3
| Jun precipitation days  =10
| Jul precipitation days  =7.5
| Aug precipitation days  =8.6
| Sep precipitation days  =8.3
| Oct precipitation days  =9.2
| Nov precipitation days  =9.5
| Dec precipitation days  =6.8
| year precipitation days =

|source=Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://valori-climatici-normali.isprambiente.it/ |title=Valori climatici normali in Italia: Prec(mm) |access-date=2024-03-07 |publisher=Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale |no-pp=y |language=Italian |trans-title=Normal Climate Values in Italy|quote=Trentennio climatologico: 1991-2020}}</ref>
}}