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Best time to visit Italy

Across 6 cities in Italy, the best months to visit are July, June, August — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Italy

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★July87.5Naples30.8° / 21.5°74.3 mm92
2 ★June86.5Palermo27.3° / 19.9°135.7 mm94
3 ★August84.8Naples30.9° / 21.6°172.3 mm87
4September81.3Palermo28° / 21.2°302 mm88
5April80.3Palermo18.5° / 11.7°242.8 mm88
6May80Palermo22.8° / 15.5°346.7 mm87
7October73.2Palermo24.1° / 17.5°443 mm82
8March70Palermo16.2° / 9.6°512.3 mm74
9February67.8Palermo15.6° / 9°246.9 mm80
10November64Palermo20.1° / 14.1°622.5 mm73
11January59Palermo14.8° / 9.2°365.4 mm72
12December55Palermo16.5° / 11°546.1 mm70

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Rome

best in June · score 90
29.5° / 17.8° · 244 mm
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Milan

best in June · score 82
27.8° / 17.8° · 489.8 mm
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Naples

best in July · score 92
30.8° / 21.5° · 74.3 mm
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Turin

best in July · score 86
30.5° / 19.2° · 341 mm
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Palermo

best in June · score 94
27.3° / 19.9° · 135.7 mm
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Genoa

best in July · score 91
28.3° / 21.2° · 211.3 mm

When to visit Italy by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit Italy in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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