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Best time to visit Milan

September is the best time to visit Milan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

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 90/100
The least cloud July 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 59 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 6.9 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 90 23 °C 9
2 May 87 22 °C 12
3 June 85 26 °C 10
4 July 79 29 °C 9
5 August 78 28 °C 10
6 October 76 17 °C 10
7 April 74 17 °C 11
8 March 62 14 °C 8
9 November 50 11 °C 11
10 February 44 9.1 °C 7
11 January 36 6.9 °C 6
12 December 35 7.0 °C 8

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 7.0 °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 6.9 °C 61 mm 56 %
February 9.1 °C 59 mm 52 %
March 13.7 °C 73 mm 50 %
April 17.2 °C 98 mm 55 %
May 21.7 °C 110 mm 56 %
June 26.0 °C 101 mm 49 %
July 28.6 °C 77 mm 40 %
August 28.0 °C 105 mm 42 %
September 22.8 °C 119 mm 48 %
October 17.2 °C 127 mm 61 %
November 11.4 °C 141 mm 64 %
December 7.0 °C 74 mm 59 %

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.