When to go · Alba
Alba, month by month
The best months for Alba: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb.6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb.9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Heatwaves in Rome, Florence and the south; mountains and lakes at their best; book beds and trains early.31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb.8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Alba, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
May: 7
Jun: 6 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Jun: High
Prices
May: High
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
June: Inside Alba's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Alba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.