When to go · Barolo
Barolo, month by month
The best months for Barolo: Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Cold north, mild south; winter sales from early January; ski season in full swing; short museum queues in Rome and Florence.6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Venice Carnival fills the lagoon for about ten days before Lent; otherwise quiet and cheap; Dolomites busy at weekends.8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: The best month for most of Italy: warm, green, sea almost swimmable in the south; 1 May and 2 June long weekends fill trains.23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Beach season opens; Dolomite lifts start late in the month; cities get hot from mid-June.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Heatwaves in Rome, Florence and the south; mountains and lakes at their best; book beds and trains early.30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Christmas markets in Bolzano and Merano, cribs (presepi) in Naples; ski season opens around 8 December.7 °C (45 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Barolo, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Great
Oct: Great
Daytime high
Sep: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Oct: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Sep: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Oct: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 7 (better)
Oct: 9
Crowds
Sep: High
Oct: Medium
Prices
Sep: High
Oct: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 0
Oct: 0
September: Inside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.
October: Inside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.
Barolo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.