A first weekend in Florence: Duomo, Uffizi and Oltrarno
Florence’s Duomo: choose the dome, bell tower or museum
Florence’s Oltrarno: bridges, Pitti and a Boboli optionAn example packing list for Florence in March
Use this as a starting point and choose what suits your plans. Packtricia tailors your list and quantities to your trip length, weather and preferences.
Clothing
- Underwear
- Bras (if worn)
- Socks
- Sleepwear
- Long-sleeved tops
- T-shirts or lightweight shirts
- Trousers
- Warm sweater or fleece
- Warm insulated coat
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Shoulder-covering top and knee-covering bottoms (for religious sites)
Toiletries
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body wash or soap
- Deodorant
- Skincare products
- Sunscreen
- Hairbrush or comb
- Shaving supplies (if used)
- Menstrual products (if needed)
- Contact lens solution (if used)
Essentials
- Passport or accepted travel ID
- Travel tickets and booking confirmations
- Wallet and payment cards
- Phone
- Charging cable and charger
- Travel adapter (if needed)
- Medication (if needed)
- Glasses or contact lenses (if used)
- Refillable water bottle
- Day bag
- Backup cash
- Power bank
- Sunglasses
- Water-resistant pouch for phone and documents
Monthly weather and packing notes
March suits a long-sleeved shirt, cardigan and hooded shell rather than a fixed winter outfit all day. Use the warmer afternoon for a shorter Oltrarno walk, with closed shoes that work on wet stone and museum floors.
- Daytime
- 9–13°C
- Evenings
- 0–4°C
- Rain
- Showers possible
- Daylight
- Daylight changes through the season; leave time for the outdoor route.
- Packing style
- Warm removable layers and rain protection
Clothing planning bands use the calculated mean daily maximum (11.22°C) and minimum (2.14°C), rounded then expanded by 2°C each way. These are outfit prompts, not forecast limits or confidence intervals. Monthly values are calculated from NASA POWER MERRA-2 gridded daily data for 1991–2020 at the city coordinates. They represent a regional model cell, not a city weather station. Street shade, coastal exposure, elevation and urban warmth can differ. Climate averages do not predict an individual trip. Mean monthly precipitation is 55.46 mm, with 8.8 model days of at least 1 mm; precipitation includes water-equivalent snowfall. Complete daily records were checked before averaging all thirty years.
Outfit ideas for your outings
March around the Duomo complex and its museum
- Long-sleeved cotton shirt
- Warm removable sweater or fleece
- Trousers or a skirt covering below the knee for cathedral access
- Grippy closed walking shoes
- Insulated water-resistant jacket for slow outdoor stops
An exposed outing around Ponte Vecchio and the Oltrarno lanes
- Long-sleeved shirt and comfortable trousers
- Warm removable sweater or fleece
- Grippy walking shoes
- Insulated water-resistant jacket for slow outdoor stops
- Water and a small bag for a removed layer
A slower stop at Sant’Ambrogio market and a lunch at Da Rocco
- Long-sleeved shirt or breathable T-shirt
- Warm removable sweater or fleece
- Comfortable trousers or skirt
- Closed walking shoes
- Small bag for the outer jacket
What to leave behind
- Stiff unworn shoes: test them before a day on old paving, riverside paths or hill steps.
- Only light summer clothes: keep a warmer layer and rain protection for a cooler wet day.
- Only short or shoulder-baring outfits: cathedral dress rules still apply during warm weather.
Reviewed 2026-10-09
NASA POWER MERRA-2 daily gridded data, averaged 1991–2020 · NASA POWER: daily data methodology · Florence official visitor information · Florence local transport