Located on a tuff cliff, it is relatively close to the ferry to the island of Capri, the volcano Vesuvius, the Monte Faito and the ancient town of Pompeii.

Autumn brings comfortable temperatures, but it is also the rainiest season; with October, November and December being the wettest months of the year.

It is common to have sunny and mild days even in the middle of January, with daytime highs sometimes climbing into the upper 60s (17°C-19°C) and overnight lows not dipping below 12°C (54°F).

In March the weather is changeable, often windy and cool with occasional showers, temperatures stand between 6°C and 10°C (mid/upper 40s) during the night and hover around 14°C to 18°C (upper 50s or 60s) during the day.

The area suffered from extreme drought during the latter half of 2016 and all of 2017, a year when numerous wildfires destroyed much of the forest cover on Mt.

The heaviest snowfall in the town centre is 2 cm (0.8 inch) on 31 December 2014 and 27 February 2018 and the most severe frost occurred on 6–8 January 2017, which are the coldest three days of the last decades.

The heaviest snowfall in recent memory happened on 20 January 2023, when about 60 to 80 centimeters (2 - 2.6 feet) of snow fell in less than 24 hours at elevations of at least 900 m. During the summer, there are about 24 days in which the temperature climbs to 32°C (90°F).

After a long decline, the centre started to flourish again in the late 13th century, when it became independent from the Duchy of Sorrento and King Charles II of Naples repeatedly sojourned in the town, where he also built a castle (1301).

The great Russian dancer, Violetta Elvin, born Prokhorova, lived with her family in Vico Equense, where she took refuge in 1956 after abandoning a successful career in all theatres of the world.

Her career will be reconstructed in the biographical novel by Raffaele Lauro entitled "Dance The Love – A Star in Vico Equense",[4][5][6] to be published by GoldenGate Edizioni in 2016.

[7][8] Built in the early 14th century on a clifftop overlooking the sea, it is an example of Gothic architecture, while the facade is in Baroque style.

[citation needed] The Campanian Mineralogic Museum, founded in 1992, had originally on display a collection of mineral samples donated by Pasquale Discepolo, a local engineer.

The city is served by the harbour of Vico Equense, mainly used by fishing vessels and boats of tourist use, and the larger port of Seiano, also used for passenger service to Capri and Sorrento.