Florence weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇹 Italy · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Florence is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with June and May close behind. Florence averages about 2,390 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 40 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,390

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

737 mm

Snow / year

≈18 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

1.5M

Elevation

38 m

When is the best time to visit Florence?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Florence is August, then June and May. The dullest month is January (7/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Florence?

Florence gets a moderate 2,390 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate August (86) from January (7), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 737 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Pisa (PI) Italy · 67 km · best in Jul · 2,545 h sun/yr
• Bologna Italy · 81 km · best in Jun · 2,327 h sun/yr
• Rimini (RN) Italy · 115 km · best in Jul · 2,211 h sun/yr
• Perugia (PG) Italy · 132 km · best in Jun · 2,319 h sun/yr
• Ancona Italy · 175 km · best in Jul · 2,309 h sun/yr
• Verona Italy · 178 km · best in Jul · 2,224 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Forlì (FC) Italy · 82 km · 2,211 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Parma (PR) Italy · 134 km · 2,314 h sun/yr · best in Jun

Head-to-head

How Florence compares month by month: Florence vs Pisa (PI) · Florence vs Bologna · Florence vs Perugia (PG) · Florence vs Rimini (RN) · all comparisons