Rome in April

Good weather but Easter crowds and high prices.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatWarm and long days; good month.
• SeptemberGreatStill warm; crowds ease.
• OctoberGreatComfortable, some rain.
• JanuaryGoodCool and quieter; some rain; Jan 6 holiday.

• RomeHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Central Italy, Italy · Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Romebest weather

  Rome and Florence reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July–August; November is the wettest month. Spring and autumn are the long sweet spots.Rome and Florence reach 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July–August; November is the wettest month. Spring and autumn are the long sweet spots.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter check

  Moves yearly · Vatican and citywide

  Very busy; the Pope's blessing draws large crowds; Monday is a holiday.

• Natale di Roma (Rome's birthday) check

  21 April · Forum and Circus Maximus

  Costumed parades and events (check).

• Liberation Day

  25 April · Nationwide

  Public holiday; shops closed.

• Easter and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) big impact

  28–29 Mar 2027 (moves yearly) · Italy

  Rome and the Vatican packed; Holy Week processions in Sicily and the south; Monday picnic day with trains full.

Crowds · Italy overall

High

Prices · Italy overall

High

Italy overall: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rome, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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