When to go · Herculaneum
Herculaneum, month by month
The best months for Herculaneum: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), 1 Jan and 25 Dec (site closed).13 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Venice Carnival fills the lagoon for about ten days before Lent; otherwise quiet and cheap; Dolomites busy at weekends.14 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.17 °C / 7 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Herculaneum's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Herculaneum's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 14 °C, 6 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Herculaneum's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C / 18 °C, 4 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), 1 Jan and 25 Dec (site closed).31 °C / 21 °C, 3 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), 1 Jan and 25 Dec (site closed).31 °C / 21 °C, 4 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Herculaneum's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.27 °C / 18 °C, 6 rain days81 °F / 64 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Herculaneum's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.23 °C / 14 °C, 8 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.18 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days64 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), 1 Jan and 25 Dec (site closed).14 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday