When should you go to Italy, and will the place you want to see actually be open? April, May, September and October are the best months to visit Italy. Rome averages 20.5 °C (69 °F) in April and 23.2 °C (74 °F) in October, mild enough for walking the cities, before and after the summer heat. July and August bring the hottest weather and the country's biggest shutdown, Ferragosto on August 15, when many city shops and restaurants close for days. From late October to early April, most of the Amalfi Coast, Sicily's resort towns and the Cinque Terre's villages close for the season too.
High and sea, °C: lowest 3.0 °C (37 °F), Cortina in January; highest 32.8 °C (91 °F), Rome in August. Wet days: lowest 1, Palermo wet days in July; highest 25, Cortina wet days in July. Days with snow on the ground: lowest 0, Cortina snow days in June; highest 31, Cortina snow days in March. Best months: April, May, September, October.
- April, May, September and October are the best months: mild weather in every region, before the summer heat and after it eases.
- Ferragosto, August 15, shuts the cities: many shops and restaurants close for days, while the coast and the Dolomites fill up instead.
- Go to the coast between April and October: many hotels, restaurants and boat trips on the Amalfi Coast, in Sicily and along the Cinque Terre largely shut from October to April.
Will the coast actually be open?
Many hotels, restaurants and boat trips on the Amalfi Coast, in Sicily's resort towns and in the Cinque Terre's seafront villages largely shut from October to April. They run on a resort economy built around the warm months. A handful of fishing villages that were never built around tourism, among them Cetara on the Amalfi Coast and Sciacca in Sicily, stay open through the winter instead.
Ferragosto works the other way: it closes the cities, not the coast. Many shops and restaurants in Rome, Florence and Milan close for days around August 15, while the coast and the Dolomites fill up as Italians travel to their own summer break.
Book around both dates rather than one. A trip planned for late October or November should check which coastal towns are still open. One planned for mid-August should check which city restaurants are too.
Spring: March to May
Easter falls unusually early in 2027, Rome and Florence stay mild, and the Dolomites' ski season winds down as the resort coast reopens.
March
Best for an early Easter and Sicily's Holy Week
- Weather: Rome highs 16.7 °C (62 °F), lows 6.9 °C (44 °F); 90 mm (3.6 in) of rain over about nine wet days; Palermo highs 17.2 °C (63 °F)
- Dates: Easter Sunday, March 28, 2027, with Pasquetta the next day
- Plan it: 7-day Italy itinerary, Sicily itinerary
Easter falls on March 28 in 2027, nearly a month earlier than its latest possible date, so Holy Week processions in Rome, Florence and Sicily land in the final week of March instead of April. Rome holds at 16.7 °C (62 °F), and Palermo is already past 17 °C (63 °F).
Book Rome and Florence ahead of Holy Week even though March is low season everywhere else in Italy. The sea is still cold for swimming: Rome's own sea average sits at 13.8 °C (57 °F) this month.
See the Palm Sunday procession in Rome, then the candlelit routes through Florence's streets on Good Friday. In Sicily, Enna's Holy Week brings statues of the Virgin Mary through the old town. Bakers sell colomba di Pasqua, the dove-shaped Easter cake, from the start of the month.
April
Best for mild cities and the end of ski season
- Weather: Rome highs 20.5 °C (69 °F), lows 9.8 °C (50 °F); 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain over about seven wet days; Amalfi Coast highs 17.1 °C (63 °F), sea 14.8 °C (59 °F)
- Dates: Pasquetta (Easter Monday), March 29, 2027; Liberation Day, April 25
- Plan it: 10-day Italy itinerary, Amalfi Coast itinerary
Rome warms to 20.5 °C (69 °F) in April, dry enough for a full day on foot between the Colosseum and the Vatican. The Amalfi Coast's resort towns reopen for the season this month, though the sea there is still a cool 14.8 °C (59 °F).
Hiking trails reopen at lower elevations in the Dolomites as the ski season ends; Cortina d'Ampezzo still averages 12.1 °C (54 °F) by day. Pack for both sun and rain, since April's weather shifts quickly across the country.
Walk the reopened coastal path above Positano in April, ahead of the Amalfi Coast's peak summer months. In Rome, a Sunday morning finds the Porta Portese flea market in full swing.
May
Best for Rome's May Day concert and the Biennale's opening
- Weather: Rome highs 24.3 °C (76 °F), lows 13.7 °C (57 °F); 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain over about eight wet days; Cagliari highs 24.7 °C (76 °F), sea 16.5 °C (62 °F)
- Dates: Labor Day, May 1; Biennale Architettura 2027, May 8 to November 21 (pre-opening May 6 and 7)
- Plan it: 3-day Rome itinerary, where to go in May
May is a city month in Italy, not yet a beach one. Rome is dry enough for long days outdoors at 24.3 °C (76 °F), but its sea average is still a cool 17.4 °C (63 °F). Rome holds a free concert on Labor Day, May 1, in Piazza San Giovanni, and Venice opens the 20th International Architecture Exhibition of the Biennale on May 8, running into November.
The Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre's seas sit lower still, so a May trip suits the cities and countryside more than the coast.
See the Prado-scale collections of Rome's Galleria Borghese, then walk to the Spanish Steps once the crowds thin in the evening. Sardinia's beaches start to warm, with Cagliari's sea already at 16.5 °C (62 °F).
Max Ponzi (CC BY-SA 3.0)A Holy Week procession carries a statue of the Virgin Mary through Enna, Sicily, 2008
Summer: June to August
By August, Cagliari averages 32.9 °C (91 °F) and Ferragosto empties the cities, so summer in Italy belongs on the coast, in the mountains, or built around one named festival.
June
Best for the Arena di Verona and Alpine hikes
- Weather: Palermo highs 28.0 °C (82 °F), sea 21.3 °C (70 °F); Bolzano highs 26.3 °C (79 °F), lows 15.4 °C (60 °F); Rome highs 29.9 °C (86 °F)
- Dates: Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2027, June 11 to September 11; Republic Day, June 2
- Plan it: Sicily itinerary, where to go in June
Verona's opera festival opens on June 11 in its Roman amphitheater, running through the summer into September. Inland cities are already hot, with Rome at 29.9 °C (86 °F), while Palermo's sea has warmed to 21.3 °C (70 °F).
Hiking season gets underway at altitude as the Dolomites and the Alps clear of snow; Bolzano, the gateway town, sits at a comfortable 26.3 °C (79 °F). Book opera tickets ahead for the opening weeks.
Swim off Palermo's Mondello beach by day, and in the Dolomites walk up to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo early in the hiking season. Granita, the semi-frozen Sicilian dessert, is in season everywhere in the south.
July
Best for the Palio di Siena and the hottest cities
- Weather: Cagliari highs 33.0 °C (91 °F), sea 23.8 °C (75 °F); Florence highs 33.5 °C (92 °F); Venice highs 29.7 °C (85 °F), sea 25.7 °C (78 °F)
- Dates: Palio di Provenzano, Siena, July 2
- Plan it: Amalfi Coast itinerary, where to go in July
Inland Italy is at its hottest in July, with Florence reaching 33.5 °C (92 °F) and Cagliari 33.0 °C (91 °F). Siena still draws crowds for the Palio di Provenzano on July 2, a race that can move a day for rain, as the 2026 running did.
Head for the water instead of the cities. Venice's sea is already 25.7 °C (78 °F), and the Amalfi Coast and Sardinia's beaches are both in their warm stretch ahead of Ferragosto.
Watch the Palio from the piazza's infield, free but standing-room only, or book a window seat in one of the buildings around it months ahead. Granita and gelato are the way to get through the midday heat.
August
Best for the coast, and worst for the cities
- Weather: Palermo highs 31.1 °C (88 °F), sea 26.9 °C (80 °F); Cagliari highs 32.9 °C (91 °F), sea 25.7 °C (78 °F); Rome highs 32.8 °C (91 °F)
- Dates: Ferragosto, August 15, a national holiday; Palio dell'Assunta, Siena, August 16
- Plan it: Sardinia itinerary, Italy guide
Ferragosto falls on August 15, and the second Palio of the year follows in Siena the next day, August 16. The cities empty out as Italians head to the coast and mountains, while resort towns fill up and get pricier.
Rome stays hot at 32.8 °C (91 °F), and the Amalfi Coast feels even heavier: it logs its most muggy days of the year this month. The coast gets busier and pricier through Ferragosto week, as Italians travel for their own break.
Book a coastal or mountain base well ahead of August, and expect a city trip to run around closed shutters as much as open ones. Palermo's sea peaks near 27 °C (80 °F), among the warmest in the country this month.
Kevin Poh (CC BY 2.0)The Verona Arena, the Roman amphitheater that hosts its open-air opera festival
Autumn: September to November
Rome drops from 32.8 °C (91 °F) in August to 23.2 °C (74 °F) in October, and the south's sea stays swimmable well into the month.
September
Best for a warm sea without August's heat
- Weather: Florence highs 27.9 °C (82 °F), lows 16.1 °C (61 °F); 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain over about seven wet days; Venice highs 24.4 °C (76 °F), sea 24.1 °C (75 °F)
- Dates: Biennale Architettura 2027 continues; Arena di Verona Opera Festival closes September 11
- Plan it: 7-day Italy itinerary, where to go in September
September suits a city trip better than August: the heat has eased noticeably, with Florence down to 27.9 °C (82 °F) from August's peak. Venice's sea is still a swimmable 24.1 °C (75 °F).
Verona's opera festival closes on September 11, and the grape harvest, the vendemmia, is underway across Tuscany, Piedmont and Sicily by this point in the month.
Walk Florence's Oltrarno in the cooler evenings, then follow the first truffles of the season onto restaurant menus. Venice's Biennale pavilions stay open into autumn for a second, quieter visit.
October
Best for truffle season and a last swim in the south
- Weather: Rome highs 23.2 °C (74 °F), sea 22.3 °C (72 °F); Palermo highs 24.8 °C (77 °F), sea 23.2 °C (74 °F)
- Dates: Alba's white truffle fair, October to December; Lucca Comics & Games, late October
- Plan it: Sicily itinerary, where to go in October
The south stays warm enough to swim well into October: Palermo's sea is still 23.2 °C (74 °F), and Rome's is close behind at 22.3 °C (72 °F). Alba's white truffle fair opens in Piedmont this month, and olive oil and chestnuts start showing up on menus across the country.
Lucca fills with costumed visitors for Lucca Comics & Games late in the month, a major comics and games festival that takes over the old town. By the end of October, the Amalfi Coast and the Cinque Terre's seasonal boats and hotels start winding down for winter.
Order tagliatelle shaved with fresh white truffle in a Piedmont restaurant while it is in season. In Palermo, swim at Mondello in the morning, then see the mosaics of the Cappella Palatina in the afternoon.
November
Best for quiet cities, with the coast already thinning out
- Weather: Rome highs 18.0 °C (64 °F), lows 9.7 °C (49 °F); 144 mm (5.7 in) of rain over about twelve wet days; Cinque Terre highs 13.9 °C (57 °F), sea 17.8 °C (64 °F)
- Dates: All Saints' Day, November 1, a Monday in 2027
- Plan it: Lake Como itinerary, Italy guide
All Saints' Day falls on a Monday in 2027, giving Italians a three-day weekend and filling trains out of the cities. Rome has cooled to a mild 18.0 °C (64 °F), good weather for a full day of sightseeing without summer's heat.
The Cinque Terre runs a thinner winter schedule than the rest of the year. "NO TRAINS on 14–15 November, 19–20 December 2026, 9–10 January and 6–7 February 2027: for 48 hours between Corniglia and La Spezia," the park's own card site states. Check Trenitalia before a winter visit to any of its five villages.
Spend a quiet week in Rome or Florence without the spring and summer lines. Truffle season is still running in the north, and chestnuts turn up roasted on street corners.
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Kent Wang (CC BY-SA 2.0)White truffles from Alba, Piedmont
Winter: December to February
Winter closes much of the coast, from the Amalfi Coast to Sicily and the Cinque Terre, while the Dolomites open their ski season instead.
December
Best for Christmas markets and the start of ski season
- Weather: Rome highs 14.4 °C (58 °F), lows 5.6 °C (42 °F); 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain over about eight wet days; Cortina d'Ampezzo highs 4.6 °C (40 °F), with snow on the ground about 23 days
- Dates: Immaculate Conception, December 8, opens the Christmas season; Christmas Day, December 25; Santo Stefano, December 26
- Plan it: 3-day Venice itinerary, Italy guide
Christmas markets fill squares across Italy's cities through December, among them Rome's Piazza Navona. The Immaculate Conception, December 8, traditionally opens the Christmas season. The Dolomites' ski season gets underway at the same time, with Cortina d'Ampezzo already holding snow on the ground about 23 days this month.
December in Rome is mild for the season, at 14.4 °C (58 °F), while the south stays milder still. Book the week around Christmas Day and Santo Stefano ahead, since both are national holidays and families travel.
Browse Piazza Navona's stalls for nativity figures and roasted chestnuts, then warm up with panettone or pandoro, Italy's two Christmas cakes. In the mountains, the first lifts of the season open in Cortina and Bolzano.
January
Best for quiet cities and the start of ski season
- Weather: Rome highs 12.9 °C (55 °F), lows 4.1 °C (39 °F); 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain over about nine wet days; Cortina d'Ampezzo highs 3.0 °C (37 °F), lows −5.1 °C (23 °F)
- Dates: Epiphany, January 6, a national holiday
- Plan it: 3-day Rome itinerary, Italy guide
Rome has its coldest month of the year in January, averaging 12.9 °C (55 °F). Venice holds its Epiphany regatta on January 6, and the Dolomites are deep into ski season, with Cortina d'Ampezzo holding snow on the ground for about 29 days this month.
The coast is at its most closed: most Amalfi Coast, Sicilian and Cinque Terre resort towns stay shut through January. Pack a warm coat for the Dolomites, where nights fall below freezing.
Spend the month in Rome or Florence without the crowds, or head straight to the mountains for a full ski week. Epiphany closes with La Befana, the gift-bringing witch of Italian folklore who fills children's stockings with sweets.
February
Best for Venice Carnevale and Sicily's Sant'Agata
- Weather: Venice highs 9.5 °C (49 °F), lows 2.1 °C (36 °F); 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain over about eight wet days; Palermo highs 16.1 °C (61 °F)
- Dates: Venice Carnevale 2027, January 23 to February 9; Feast of Sant'Agata, Catania, February 3 to 6
- Plan it: 3-day Venice itinerary, where to go in February
Masked figures fill Venice's squares through Carnevale, which runs to February 9 in 2027, ending on Martedì Grasso. Catania holds its Feast of Sant'Agata, a major religious festival, from February 3 to 6, while Palermo stays mild at 16.1 °C (61 °F).
Venice is cold and often foggy at 9.5 °C (49 °F), so Carnevale is a coat-and-boots event, not a light one. Book Venice and Catania both well ahead of their festival weeks.
Join the costumed procession across St Mark's Square, or follow Sant'Agata's silver reliquary through the streets of Catania. Either city is a better winter pick than the coast, which is still largely closed.
Unofeld781 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Masks at the Carnival of Venice, February 2010
Which month suits your trip?
| If you want | Go in | Because |
|---|---|---|
| A first trip: Rome, Florence, Venice | April, May, September, October | Rome at 20.5–24.3 °C (69–76 °F) in spring, 23.2 °C (74 °F) in October |
| Sicily and the south | April, May, September, October | Palermo at 20.3–24.8 °C (69–77 °F), well under August's 31.1 °C (88 °F) |
| The warmest sea | August | Palermo's sea at 26.9 °C (80 °F), Cagliari's at 25.7 °C (78 °F) |
| Skiing in the Dolomites | December to March | Cortina d'Ampezzo holds snow on the ground 23 to 31 days a month |
| Named festivals | February, July, August | Venice Carnevale, the Palio di Siena, Ferragosto |
| Low prices | November, January, February | Hotels cost less outside the Dec 24–Jan 6 week |
| Avoid | August in the cities; July–August inland | Ferragosto shuts city shops; Cagliari reaches 33.0 °C (91 °F) |
A mid-range day in Italy costs about $227 a person in traveler-reported averages, with Rome at about $232, Florence at about $202 and Venice, the most expensive of the three, at about $310. August is the one month when prices rise almost everywhere at once, so book it first.
Italy's twelve months compared
| Month | Rome | Venice | Palermo (Sicily) | Cagliari (Sardinia) | Cortina d'Ampezzo (Dolomites) | Venice wet days | What's on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.9 °C (55 °F), sea 15.0 °C (59 °F) | 7.1 °C (45 °F), sea 9.6 °C (49 °F) | 15.5 °C (60 °F), sea 14.7 °C (58 °F) | 15.0 °C (59 °F), sea 14.2 °C (58 °F) | 3.0 °C (37 °F) | 6 | Epiphany, ski season |
| February | 14.7 °C (58 °F), sea 14.0 °C (57 °F) | 9.5 °C (49 °F), sea 8.4 °C (47 °F) | 16.1 °C (61 °F), sea 13.8 °C (57 °F) | 15.9 °C (61 °F), sea 13.3 °C (56 °F) | 4.5 °C (40 °F) | 8 | Carnevale ends Feb 9, Sant'Agata |
| March | 16.7 °C (62 °F), sea 13.8 °C (57 °F) | 13.3 °C (56 °F), sea 9.7 °C (49 °F) | 17.2 °C (63 °F), sea 13.6 °C (56 °F) | 17.5 °C (64 °F), sea 13.2 °C (56 °F) | 7.7 °C (46 °F) | 7 | Easter & Pasquetta, Mar 28–29 |
| April | 20.5 °C (69 °F), sea 14.9 °C (59 °F) | 17.8 °C (64 °F), sea 13.2 °C (56 °F) | 20.3 °C (69 °F), sea 14.7 °C (58 °F) | 20.7 °C (69 °F), sea 14.3 °C (58 °F) | 12.1 °C (54 °F) | 10 | Liberation Day, ski season ends |
| May | 24.3 °C (76 °F), sea 17.4 °C (63 °F) | 22.1 °C (72 °F), sea 17.6 °C (64 °F) | 23.6 °C (74 °F), sea 17.3 °C (63 °F) | 24.7 °C (76 °F), sea 16.5 °C (62 °F) | 15.9 °C (61 °F) | 13 | Concerto del Primo Maggio, Biennale Architettura opens |
| June | 29.9 °C (86 °F), sea 21.4 °C (71 °F) | 27.5 °C (82 °F), sea 22.6 °C (73 °F) | 28.0 °C (82 °F), sea 21.3 °C (70 °F) | 29.9 °C (86 °F), sea 20.2 °C (68 °F) | 21.0 °C (70 °F) | 8 | Arena di Verona opens |
| July | 32.6 °C (91 °F), sea 24.9 °C (77 °F) | 29.7 °C (85 °F), sea 25.7 °C (78 °F) | 30.8 °C (87 °F), sea 25.3 °C (78 °F) | 33.0 °C (91 °F), sea 23.8 °C (75 °F) | 22.3 °C (72 °F) | 7 | Palio di Provenzano, July 2 |
| August | 32.8 °C (91 °F), sea 26.1 °C (79 °F) | 29.3 °C (85 °F), sea 26.8 °C (80 °F) | 31.1 °C (88 °F), sea 26.9 °C (80 °F) | 32.9 °C (91 °F), sea 25.7 °C (78 °F) | 21.4 °C (71 °F) | 7 | Ferragosto, Aug 15; Palio dell'Assunta |
| September | 28.1 °C (83 °F), sea 24.7 °C (76 °F) | 24.4 °C (76 °F), sea 24.1 °C (75 °F) | 28.5 °C (83 °F), sea 25.9 °C (79 °F) | 29.3 °C (85 °F), sea 24.8 °C (77 °F) | 17.4 °C (63 °F) | 9 | Vendemmia, Arena closes Sep 11 |
| October | 23.2 °C (74 °F), sea 22.3 °C (72 °F) | 19.0 °C (66 °F), sea 19.7 °C (67 °F) | 24.8 °C (77 °F), sea 23.2 °C (74 °F) | 25.0 °C (77 °F), sea 22.4 °C (72 °F) | 13.5 °C (56 °F) | 8 | Truffle season opens, Lucca Comics |
| November | 18.0 °C (64 °F), sea 19.7 °C (67 °F) | 13.1 °C (56 °F), sea 16.0 °C (61 °F) | 20.8 °C (69 °F), sea 20.3 °C (69 °F) | 19.6 °C (67 °F), sea 19.4 °C (67 °F) | 7.8 °C (46 °F) | 10 | All Saints' Day (Mon) |
| December | 14.4 °C (58 °F), sea 16.9 °C (62 °F) | 8.4 °C (47 °F), sea 12.1 °C (54 °F) | 17.4 °C (63 °F), sea 17.1 °C (63 °F) | 16.4 °C (62 °F), sea 16.2 °C (61 °F) | 4.6 °C (40 °F) | 5 | Christmas, ski season opens |
Highs and sea temperatures are monthly averages for 2013 to 2022, measured for the city named. Venice's wet days are its measured monthly average over the same years.
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Common questions
What is the best month to visit Italy?
April, May, September and October are the best months to visit Italy. Rome averages 20.5 °C (69 °F) in April and 23.2 °C (74 °F) in October, mild enough for a full day of walking, and both months sit outside the summer heat and the Ferragosto shutdown in mid-August.
What is the cheapest month to visit Italy?
November, January and February are Italy's cheapest months once the Christmas and New Year week ends. Hotel rooms cost less through the rest of the winter, outside the December 24 to January 6 window, when prices rise again.
What month does Italy shut down for vacation?
Italy shuts down most for Ferragosto, August 15, when many shops and restaurants in the cities close for days around the holiday. Coastal and mountain resorts stay open and get busier instead, since that is where Italians go on their own break.
Will the Amalfi Coast and Cinque Terre be open in winter?
Many hotels, restaurants and boat trips on the Amalfi Coast, in Sicily and along the Cinque Terre largely shut from October to April. A few fishing villages that are not built around tourism, such as Cetara on the Amalfi Coast, stay open through the winter.
What is the worst time to visit Italy?
August is the hardest month for a first trip: Cagliari averages 32.9 °C (91 °F) and Palermo 31.1 °C (88 °F), and Ferragosto on August 15 closes many city shops and restaurants for days. July is close behind for heat, with Florence reaching 33.5 °C (92 °F).
Is 7 days enough for Italy?
Seven days covers Rome, Florence and Venice at a steady pace, which the 7-day Italy itinerary follows. Add three days for the Amalfi Coast or Sicily, as the 10-day Italy itinerary does.
When is the best time to visit Sicily?
April, May, September and October are the best months for Sicily. Palermo averages 20.3 °C (69 °F) in April and 24.8 °C (77 °F) in October, well under the 31.1 °C (88 °F) of August, and Catania's Feast of Sant'Agata runs February 3 to 6 for a winter trip built around a festival instead.
When is the best time to visit the Amalfi Coast?
May, June and September are the best months for the Amalfi Coast, after its resort towns reopen in spring and before Ferragosto's mid-August rush. The sea reaches 26.6 °C (80 °F) in August, but June's 21.7 °C (71 °F) and September's 25.2 °C (77 °F) both come before or after that peak, and most resort towns largely shut from October to April.
When is Venice Carnevale?
Venice Carnevale 2027 runs from January 23 to February 9, ending on Martedì Grasso, 47 days before Easter. The dates move with Easter every year, so they are never the same two years running.
When is the best time to ski in the Dolomites?
The Dolomites' ski season runs from December to March. Cortina d'Ampezzo, at 1,211 meters, averages 23 to 31 days a month with snow on the ground across those four months. The most reliable stretch is January to March, at 28 to 31 days.
When is the rainy season in Italy?
Italy has no single rainy season. The south and the islands get most of their rain from autumn to spring and are nearly dry in summer, while the Dolomites get the most rain in summer, from June to August. Venice and the north get rain spread through the year, with 153 mm (6.0 in) falling in November, Venice's wettest month.
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