Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Rome across the year
Best-looking months for Rome: Jan, May, Oct. Rated avoid: Jul, Aug.
- JanGoodLowLow2 events
- FebGoodMediumMedium1 event
- MarGoodMediumMedium2 events
- AprMixedHighHigh4 events
- MayGreatHighHigh2 events
- JunMixedHighHigh4 events
- JulAvoidHighHigh1 event
- AugAvoidHighHigh2 events
- SepGreatHighHigh1 event
- OctGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowLowNone listed
- DecMixedMediumMedium3 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
May in Rome
Typical highs 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C), lows 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C), rain on about 5 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Warm and long days; good month. Typical highs around 24 °C, lows around 12 °C, rain on about 5 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Rome
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Italy overall. The best month for most of Italy: warm, green, sea almost swimmable in the south; 1 May and 2 June long weekends fill trains.Based on: Italy overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Italy overall.Based on: Italy overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Labour Day concert; Labour Day.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Labour Day concert (1 May)Free concert; crowds and transport closures.
- Labour Day (1 May)Free concert in Rome; many shops closed, most big sights open.