When to go · Rome/Vatican
Rome/Vatican, month by month
The best months for Rome/Vatican: 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.12 °C / 3 °C, 7 rain days54 °F / 37 °F, 7 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.13 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain days55 °F / 39 °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 / 6 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Rome/Vatican's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Rome/Vatican's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Rome/Vatican's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.29 °C / 17 °C, 5 rain days84 °F / 63 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), major Catholic holidays.32 °C / 20 °C, 3 rain days90 °F / 68 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), major Catholic holidays.32 °C / 21 °C, 4 rain days90 °F / 70 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Rome/Vatican's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C / 17 °C, 7 rain days82 °F / 63 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Rome/Vatican's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 55 °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 / 8 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 46 °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.13 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain days55 °F / 39 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday