When to go · Lucca
Lucca, month by month
The best months for Lucca: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Cold north, mild south; winter sales from early January; ski season in full swing; short museum queues in Rome and Florence.11 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 36 °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.12 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain days54 °F / 37 °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.16 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Lucca's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Lucca's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 12 °C, 8 rain days75 °F / 54 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Lucca's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C / 15 °C, 6 rain days82 °F / 59 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), late Oct–early Nov (Comics week fills every bed).31 °C / 18 °C, 4 rain days88 °F / 64 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), late Oct–early Nov (Comics week fills every bed).31 °C / 18 °C, 5 rain days88 °F / 64 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Lucca's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.27 °C / 15 °C, 7 rain days81 °F / 59 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Lucca's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), late Oct–early Nov (Comics week fills every bed).15 °C / 7 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Christmas markets in Bolzano and Merano, cribs (presepi) in Naples; ski season opens around 8 December.12 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days54 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday