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Best months by city
| City | Best months | Hottest month | Wettest month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | April to June and September to October | July, 93°F (34°C) | November, about 14 rainy days |
| Milan | April to June and September to October | July, 86°F (30°C) | May, about 17 rainy days |
| Naples | April to June and September to October | August, 88°F (31°C) | November, about 17 rainy days |
| Palermo | April to June and September to October | August, 88°F (31°C) | November, about 14 rainy days |
| Bologna | April to June and September to October | July, 89°F (32°C) | May, about 13 rainy days |
| Florence | April to June and September to October | July, 91°F (33°C) | December, about 15 rainy days |
| Verona | April to June and September | July, 87°F (31°C) | May, about 16 rainy days |
| Lake Como | April to June and September to October | July, 83°F (28°C) | May, about 18 rainy days |
| Venice | April to June and September to October | July, 84°F (29°C) | May, about 15 rainy days |
| Sorrento | April to June and September to October | July, 86°F (30°C) | November, about 18 rainy days |
| Amalfi Coast | May to June and September | July, 88°F (31°C) | November, about 17 rainy days |
Each city name opens its own month-by-month table. Heat is the average daytime high; rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of rain.
Every month at a glance
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Avoid | Okay |
| Milan | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay |
| Naples | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Avoid | Okay |
| Palermo | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Avoid | Okay |
| Bologna | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay |
| Florence | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid |
| Verona | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay | Okay | Okay |
| Lake Como | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay |
| Venice | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay |
| Sorrento | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Avoid | Okay |
| Amalfi Coast | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay | Avoid | Okay |
Best = the city's best months. Avoid = very hot, very cold or among the wettest months. Okay = neither. Hover or tap a cell for the reason.
Italy month by month
- January
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Palermo (among the wettest, 13 rainy days).
- February
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- March
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- April
- At its best in Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Lake Como, Venice and Sorrento (10 of 11).
- May
- At its best in Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Lake Como, Venice, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast (11 of 11).
- June
- At its best in Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Lake Como, Venice, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast (11 of 11).
- July
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- August
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- September
- At its best in Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Lake Como, Venice, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast (11 of 11).
- October
- At its best in Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Lake Como, Venice and Sorrento (9 of 11).
- November
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Rome (among the wettest, 14 rainy days); Naples (among the wettest, 17 rainy days); Palermo (among the wettest, 14 rainy days); Sorrento (among the wettest, 18 rainy days); Amalfi Coast (among the wettest, 17 rainy days).
- December
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Florence (among the wettest, 15 rainy days).
Plan your trip
Open a city guide for tours, hotels and what to do there:
- Rome guide
- Milan guide
- Naples guide
- Palermo guide
- Bologna guide
- Florence guide
- Verona guide
- Lake Como guide
- Venice guide
- Sorrento guide
- Amalfi Coast guide
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See today's travel advisory for Italy (government warnings, checked every 2 minutes).
Italy: common questions
- When is the best time to visit Italy?
- The best time to visit Italy is May to June and September: all 11 of the cities we cover are at their best then. By city: Rome, April to June and September to October; Milan, April to June and September to October; Naples, April to June and September to October; Palermo, April to June and September to October; Bologna, April to June and September to October; Florence, April to June and September to October; Verona, April to June and September; Lake Como, April to June and September to October; Venice, April to June and September to October; Sorrento, April to June and September to October; Amalfi Coast, May to June and September.
- When is the hottest month in Italy?
- It depends on the city. The hottest month is July in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Lake Como, Venice, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast; August in Naples and Palermo (average daytime highs, 2019-2024).
- When is the rainy season in Italy?
- The wettest month, counted in days with at least 1 mm of rain, is May in Milan, Bologna, Verona, Lake Como and Venice; November in Rome, Naples, Palermo, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast; December in Florence. Open the city guide for the full month-by-month table.
- Is there a month that is good everywhere in Italy?
- Yes: May to June and September, when all 11 cities we cover are at their best.
How we worked this out
Temperatures and rainy days come from Open-Meteo ERA5 records for 2019-2024 for each city. Where a city's best months were checked by hand against crowds and local seasons, that is the pick shown; otherwise the pick is based on weather alone and is marked. Weather changes from year to year, so treat this as a planning guide, not a forecast.