When to go · Syracuse
Syracuse, month by month
The best months for Syracuse: 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.16 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 8 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.16 °C / 8 °C, 7 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 7 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.18 °C / 9 °C, 6 rain days64 °F / 48 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Syracuse's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 11 °C, 5 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Syracuse's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 15 °C, 3 rain days75 °F / 59 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Syracuse's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.29 °C / 19 °C, 1 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), and the peak weeks of August.32 °C / 22 °C, 1 rain days90 °F / 72 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), and the peak weeks of August.32 °C / 23 °C, 2 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Syracuse's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.29 °C / 20 °C, 4 rain days84 °F / 68 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Syracuse's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.25 °C / 17 °C, 7 rain days77 °F / 63 °F, 7 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.21 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days70 °F / 55 °F, 8 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.17 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday