Weather, climate and best time to go to Italy
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Italy
Best time to go to Italy
Best time to go to Italy
The best time to go to Italy is from march until october, in which you have a soft till hot temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Italy is 32° in july and the lowest is 12° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Italy or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 12° | 103 mm | |
| Feb | 13° | 112 mm | |
| Mar | 16° | 87 mm | |
| Apr | 20° | 62 mm | |
| May | 23° | 57 mm | |
| Jun | 28° | 48 mm | |
| Jul | 32° | 27 mm | |
| Aug | 32° | 15 mm | |
| Sep | 28° | 84 mm | |
| Oct | 23° | 111 mm | |
| Nov | 18° | 138 mm | |
| Dec | 14° | 93 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Italy? Go to the full climate information about Italy
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Italy indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Italy.
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Climate Italy
Climate Italy
In Italy there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the cold semi-arid climate, temperate oceanic climate and hot-summer mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature for Italy is 21° degrees and there is 935 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 177 days a year with an average humidity of 70% and an UV-index of 5.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Rome in Italy per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 12° | 6° | 103 mm | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Feb | 13° | 6° | 112 mm | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Mar | 16° | 9° | 87 mm | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 20° | 14° | 62 mm | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| May | 23° | 17° | 57 mm | 13 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 28° | 22° | 48 mm | 10 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
| Jul | 32° | 26° | 27 mm | 8 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Aug | 32° | 26° | 15 mm | 5 | 26 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep | 28° | 21° | 84 mm | 13 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct | 23° | 16° | 111 mm | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov | 18° | 12° | 138 mm | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Dec | 14° | 8° | 93 mm | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 12° in january in Italy and at least around 6° degrees. In january there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 103 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Italy.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 13° in february in Italy and at least around 6° degrees. In february there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 112 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Italy.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 16° in march in Italy and at least around 9° degrees. In march there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 20° in april in Italy and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 62 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 23° in may in Italy and at least around 17° degrees. In may there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 57 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 28° in june in Italy and at least around 22° degrees. In june there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 48 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in Italy and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 27 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 32° in august in Italy and at least around 26° degrees. In august there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Italy and at least around 21° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 84 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 23° in october in Italy and at least around 16° degrees. In october there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 111 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Italy.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 18° in november in Italy and at least around 12° degrees. In november there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 138 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Italy.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 14° in december in Italy and at least around 8° degrees. In december there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 93 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Italy.
Weather statistics Italy
Weather statistics Italy
View all weather statistics from Italy per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Italy and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Italy
About Italy
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Time difference Italy
Vaccinations Italy
Currency Italy
14 day weather forecast Italy
The weather for Rome in Italy will be 35° till 33° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 35° | 34° | 33° | 30° | 33° | 31° | 34° |
| Min (°C) | 20° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 22° | 22° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.3mm | 0.4mm | 0.3mm | 0.8mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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| Max (°C) | 32° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 33° |
| Min (°C) | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 2.0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
About Italy
Italy is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Rome. It is 301.230 km² with 7.600 km of coastline and has a population of 60.483.973. In terms of area, the country is 10x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Italy you have to use +39 or 0039 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +395012457809 or 00395012457809.
Italy is in a straight line at 1.433 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 2 hour and 25 min.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 1864 km from London to the capital city Rome and you are about 18 minutes and 40 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Islands Italy
Time difference Italy
In Italy it is now 22:43 hour in the evening on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is equal to the time in United Kingdom. The time zone of Italy is Europe/Rome and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
Vaccinations Italy
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Italy.
- Tekenencefalitis
Currency Italy
In Italy the Europese Euro is used to pay.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
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MasterCard Nearby
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Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
