Ancona weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Ancona is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and June close behind. Ancona averages about 2,309 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,309
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 752 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 90k
- Elevation
- 11 m
When is the best time to visit Ancona?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ancona is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (14/100, 59 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ancona?
Ancona gets a moderate 2,309 hours of sunshine a year. 71 Sunshine Score points separate July (85) from January (14), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #27 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 752 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 59 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| February | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 69 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 69 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 68 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 60 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 80 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 66 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 45 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 38 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 42 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 80 mm | 4 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 71 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 84 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 69 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Ancona by month
The sea off Ancona is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at 9°C / 48°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rimini (RN) Italy · 75 km · best in Jul · 2,211 h sun/yr
- Perugia (PG) Italy · 90 km · best in Jun · 2,319 h sun/yr
- Pescara Italy · 148 km · best in Jul · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Pula Croatia · 149 km · best in Jul · 2,419 h sun/yr
- Zadar Croatia · 168 km · best in Jul · 2,156 h sun/yr
- Florence Italy · 175 km · best in Aug · 2,390 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Forlì (FC) Italy · 122 km · 2,211 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Ancona compares month by month: Ancona vs Pescara · Ancona vs Perugia (PG) · Ancona vs Rimini (RN) · all comparisons
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