When to go · Rome
Rome, month by month
The best months for Rome: May, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodCool and quieter; some rain; Jan 6 holiday.12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGoodCool, fewer crowds.13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodMild; Easter can fall in late March.16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedGood weather but Easter crowds and high prices.19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatWarm and long days; good month.24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedHot by day; Jun 2 holiday.28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- JulyAvoidHot and crowded; sightsee only early and late.31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidHeat and Ferragosto (Aug 15) closures.31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatStill warm; crowds ease.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatComfortable, some rain.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedRain and shorter days; fewer crowds.16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedChristmas crowds and closures Dec 25–26.13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rome, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Sep: Great
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Sep: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Sep: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 5
Sep: 5
Crowds
May: High
Sep: High
Prices
May: High
Sep: High
Festivals listed
May: 2
Sep: 1
May: Warm and long days; good month.
September: Still warm; crowds ease.
Rome: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.