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Best time to visit Rome

May is the best time to visit Rome for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 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 May comfort 91/100
The least cloud July 19 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 22 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 91 22 °C 8
2 June 88 27 °C 5
3 September 87 25 °C 9
4 October 87 21 °C 10
5 July 79 30 °C 4
6 April 77 18 °C 10
7 August 77 31 °C 4
8 November 69 16 °C 12
9 March 67 15 °C 9
10 February 56 12 °C 9
11 December 55 12 °C 10
12 January 53 12 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 12 °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 11.6 °C 63 mm 51 %
February 12.3 °C 72 mm 48 %
March 15.1 °C 75 mm 50 %
April 18.0 °C 78 mm 51 %
May 22.4 °C 58 mm 45 %
June 27.0 °C 33 mm 32 %
July 30.2 °C 22 mm 19 %
August 30.6 °C 22 mm 22 %
September 25.4 °C 81 mm 39 %
October 21.0 °C 116 mm 49 %
November 16.1 °C 130 mm 55 %
December 12.4 °C 92 mm 51 %

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.