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Best time to visit Florence

September is the best time to visit Florence for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 89/100
The least cloud July 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 29 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 9.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 89 25 °C 8
2 May 89 22 °C 9
3 June 88 26 °C 7
4 July 81 30 °C 4
5 October 81 19 °C 12
6 August 80 30 °C 5
7 April 74 18 °C 11
8 March 62 14 °C 10
9 November 58 14 °C 12
10 February 47 11 °C 9
11 December 43 10 °C 11
12 January 42 9.4 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 9.4 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.4 °C 67 mm 62 %
February 10.6 °C 76 mm 57 %
March 14.3 °C 72 mm 55 %
April 17.7 °C 82 mm 56 %
May 21.9 °C 74 mm 52 %
June 26.4 °C 48 mm 41 %
July 29.7 °C 29 mm 28 %
August 29.9 °C 33 mm 30 %
September 24.7 °C 86 mm 43 %
October 19.4 °C 113 mm 57 %
November 14.0 °C 128 mm 65 %
December 10.1 °C 97 mm 61 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.