When to go · Vatican City
Vatican City in April
Mixed month. Holy Week and Easter: huge crowds, closures and papal liturgies.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Vatican City
- Prices
- High
- Vatican City
Verdict
Holy Week and Easter: huge crowds, closures and papal liturgies.
Weather in April
- Rome · Vatican City and central Romebest weather
Hot July–August (33–38 °C) with long, shadeless queues in St Peter's Square; November is the wettest month. The Museums are air-conditioned in parts only.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Holy Week and Easter big impact
Easter (28 Mar 2027 — moves yearly)
Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter liturgies; the square fills; Easter Monday closure.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vatican City
- High
- Prices · Vatican City
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Rome
Best weather of the year (Vatican City and central Rome)