When to go · Venice/Lido
Venice/Lido, month by month
The best months for Venice/Lido: May, Jun, Sep. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Cold north, mild south; winter sales from early January; ski season in full swing; short museum queues in Rome and Florence.7 °C / 0 °C, 7 rain days45 °F / 32 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Venice Carnival fills the lagoon for about ten days before Lent; otherwise quiet and cheap; Dolomites busy at weekends.9 °C / 1 °C, 6 rain days48 °F / 34 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.13 °C / 5 °C, 7 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.17 °C / 9 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 48 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Venice/Lido's best window: May–Jun, Sep.22 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Venice/Lido's best window: May–Jun, Sep.26 °C / 17 °C, 8 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, crowds, film-festival price spikes in late Aug–early Sep).29 °C / 19 °C, 6 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, crowds, film-festival price spikes in late Aug–early Sep).29 °C / 19 °C, 6 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Venice/Lido's best window: May–Jun, Sep.24 °C / 16 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 61 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Truffle and olive season, autumn colour in Tuscany and Piedmont; St Francis Day (4 Oct) is a national holiday from 2026 — check.19 °C / 11 °C, 7 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.12 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days54 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across Italy: Christmas markets in Bolzano and Merano, cribs (presepi) in Naples; ski season opens around 8 December.8 °C / 1 °C, 7 rain days46 °F / 34 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday