Vatican in April

Easter crowds and closures.

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

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatWarm, busy.
• SeptemberGreatWarm; crowds thin from mid-month.
• OctoberGreatMild; good month.
• NovemberGoodCool, rain, short queues.

• VaticanHighs 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
• Rome, Vatican City · Vatican City and central Romebest weather

  Hot July–August (33–38 °C (91–100 °F)) with long, shadeless queues in St Peter's Square; November is the wettest month. The Museums are air-conditioned in parts only.Hot July–August (91–100 °F (33–38 °C)) with long, shadeless queues in St Peter's Square; November is the wettest month. The Museums are air-conditioned in parts only.

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.

• Holy Week and Easter check

  Moves yearly · St Peter's Square and the Basilica

  Huge crowds, tickets for ceremonies, some sights closed; the Museums close on Easter Sunday and Monday (check).

Crowds · Vatican City overall

High

Prices · Vatican City overall

High

Vatican City overall: Holy Week and Easter: huge crowds, closures and papal liturgies.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

• A warm layer for the evenings

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