When to go · Pompeii
Pompeii, month by month
The best months for Pompeii: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
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.13 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 10 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, 9 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 9 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 / 7 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Pompeii's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days66 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Pompeii's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 14 °C, 5 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Pompeii's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C / 18 °C, 3 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (32–35 °C on open stone), and the first Sunday of the month if you want quiet.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (90–95 °F on open stone), and the first Sunday of the month if you want quiet.31 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (32–35 °C on open stone), and the first Sunday of the month if you want quiet.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (90–95 °F on open stone), and the first Sunday of the month if you want quiet.31 °C / 21 °C, 3 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Pompeii's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.27 °C / 18 °C, 6 rain days81 °F / 64 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Pompeii's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 57 °F, 10 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.17 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 50 °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.14 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday