Friuli --- April or November?

I feel silly posting this, because you've obviously got a lot of experience traveling to Italy, including during the month of January, but: I would vastly prefer April, because the days are so much longer (13.6 hours per day vs. 9.5 in November). According to the climate-summary chart in the Wikipedia article for Udine, the average high temperature is about 9 degrees F higher than the November average, and the average monthly precipitation is 3.3" in April vs. 4.94" in November. That data is for the period 1991-2020, so not terribly up to date. For current weather statistics, use a website like timeanddate.com:

Udine weather -- April 2025

You can use the pull-down box at the right, just above the graph, to change the month and year displayed. The Search box at the upper right will take you to other cities.

However much weather may vary from day to day and year to year, the hours of daylight will not change.

April for sure. We were in Portogruaro on April 17 last year and the weather and temps were excellent for touring. The flowers were blooming and the trees were in leaf.

Not silly, acraven --- the hours of daylight make a difference to many people. I keep trying to figure out why we don't seem to notice daylength while traveling. At home, I don't like driving when it's dark and don't like for either of us to walk the dog in the dark. Maybe when traveling we are both sort of "done" with museums, churches, driving, etc. for the day by about 4:00pm no matter if the sun's gone down or not? Or it's because, as I've mentioned to a few posters here, an Italian city or town is still lively after dark, the streets are lit up, shops and restaurants are open, people are out and about, little kids are running around in the piazze ---- very much not like St. Paul, Minnesota. Or like DC, for that matter, as far as I remember (the city of my birth and childhood and where my parents lived).

Acraven, I must have asked here about Friuli years ago because I am using your long list of things to see in and around Trieste! I found it carefully preserved in a Google doc. So, thank you!

Mike, yes, whether flowers are blooming is definitely a factor for me. Were they just swarming the roadsides and fields like they were for us in Sicily in March/April?

I'm wondering if there are special seasonal fruits or vegetables or dishes in November vs April? How about Easter celebrations (in late March next year)?

I would choose April too. On our Slovenian trip, we spent a few days in Friuli and would love to spend more time there. Next time, I really want to see the mosaic school in Spilimbergo. I believe you need to visit with a guide, I can message you with information on the ones I connected with if you are interested.

From my Trip Report:
We selected Spolert Winery in Prepotto, as it would get us near Trieste airport to pick up our daughter. They greeted us with a wine tasting (the first of many “welcome” drinks we were offered). We only had one night there but would love to go back for a longer stay. The hosts, the room, the location, and the wine were all fabulous.
Prepotto Highlights:
We ate an amazing Friulian dinner at Agriturismo Bosco Romagno, where we had our first Frika (traditional shepherd's dish, prepared with potato and cheese).
Local Guide: Our guide picked us up for a tour of Gorizia, and Udine. Based on our request, she focused on local history and WW1. We learned so much about local history from the Romans, Hapsburg Austrians, Italians, to the formation of Yugoslavia.