Genoa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Genoa is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with June and August close behind. Genoa averages about 2,353 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,353
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 837 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 647k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Genoa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Genoa is July, then June and August. The dullest month is December (13/100, 79 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Genoa?
Genoa gets a moderate 2,353 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (86) from December (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 837 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 | 56 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 60 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 71 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 71 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 67 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 86 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 34 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 49 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 61 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 97 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 39 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 145 mm | 1 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 79 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Genoa by month
The sea off Genoa is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 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
- Turin Italy · 129 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
- Milan Italy · 136 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Pisa (PI) Italy · 148 km · best in Jul · 2,545 h sun/yr
- Nice France · 155 km · best in Jul · 2,722 h sun/yr
- Bergamo Italy · 156 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Bologna Italy · 195 km · best in Jun · 2,327 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cuneo Italy · 98 km · 2,309 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Parma (PR) Italy · 124 km · 2,314 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Genoa compares month by month: Genoa vs Milan · Genoa vs Turin · Genoa vs Pisa (PI) · Genoa vs Nice · all comparisons
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