When to go · Vatican
Vatican in April
Mixed month. Easter crowds and closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Vatican City overall
- Prices
- High
- Vatican City overall
Verdict
Easter crowds and closures.
Weather in April
- Rome, Vatican City · 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) · Vatican City
Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter liturgies; the square fills; Easter Monday closure.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vatican City overall
- High
- Prices · Vatican City overall
- High
Vatican City overall: Holy Week and Easter: huge crowds, closures and papal liturgies.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.