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When to go · Italy

Italy, month by month

The best months for Italy: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedCold north, mild south; winter sales from early January; ski season in full swing; short museum queues in Rome and Florence.Alps and Dolomites: cool · Po Valley and the north: cool · Central Italy: coolCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedVenice Carnival fills the lagoon for about ten days before Lent; otherwise quiet and cheap; Dolomites busy at weekends.Alps and Dolomites: cool · Po Valley and the north: cool · Central Italy: coolCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGoodSpring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.Alps and Dolomites: cool · Po Valley and the north: fine · Central Italy: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGreatEaster and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.Alps and Dolomites: fine · Po Valley and the north: best weather · Central Italy: best weatherCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGreatThe best month for most of Italy: warm, green, sea almost swimmable in the south; 1 May and 2 June long weekends fill trains.Alps and Dolomites: fine · Po Valley and the north: best weather · Central Italy: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatBeach season opens; Dolomite lifts start late in the month; cities get hot from mid-June.Alps and Dolomites: best weather · Po Valley and the north: fine · Central Italy: fineCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyMixedHeatwaves in Rome, Florence and the south; mountains and lakes at their best; book beds and trains early.Alps and Dolomites: best weather · Po Valley and the north: hot · Central Italy: hotCrowds: High
  8. AugustMixedFerragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.Alps and Dolomites: best weather · Po Valley and the north: hot · Central Italy: hotCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatWarm sea, grape harvest, cities reopen; Venice Film Festival early in the month; one of the best months overall.Alps and Dolomites: best weather · Po Valley and the north: best weather · Central Italy: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGreatTruffle and olive season, autumn colour in Tuscany and Piedmont; St Francis Day (4 Oct) is a national holiday from 2026 — check.Alps and Dolomites: fine · Po Valley and the north: best weather · Central Italy: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberMixedWettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.Alps and Dolomites: cool · Po Valley and the north: rainy · Central Italy: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberMixedChristmas markets in Bolzano and Merano, cribs (presepi) in Naples; ski season opens around 8 December.Alps and Dolomites: cool · Po Valley and the north: cool · Central Italy: coolCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alps and DolomitesBolzano, Cortina, Aosta, the Lakes' mountainsCoolCoolCoolOKOKBestBestBestBestOKCoolCool
Po Valley and the northMilan, Venice, Verona, Bologna, TurinCoolCoolOKBestBestOKHotHotBestBestWetCool
Central ItalyFlorence, Tuscany, Umbria, RomeCoolCoolOKBestBestOKHotHotBestBestWetCool
South and islandsNaples, Amalfi, Puglia, Sicily, SardiniaOKOKOKBestBestBestHotHotBestBestOKOK