Naples weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · major coastal city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Naples is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with August and June close behind. Naples averages about 2,808 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,808
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 755 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 2.3M
- Elevation
- 76 m
When is the best time to visit Naples?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Naples is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (26/100, 88 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Naples?
Naples gets a lot of sun: around 2,808 hours a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (91) from January (26), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #10 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 755 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 | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 88 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 68 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 70 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 10° / 50°F | 56 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 87 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 47 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 25 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 24 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 68 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 82 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 76 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 116 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 84 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Naples by month
The sea off Naples is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in February at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 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
- Salerno Italy · 60 km · best in Jul · 2,807 h sun/yr
- Pescara Italy · 172 km · best in Jul · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Rome Italy · 198 km · best in Jun · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Bari Italy · 209 km · best in Aug · 2,531 h sun/yr
- Lamezia Terme (CZ) Italy · 276 km · best in Jul · 2,661 h sun/yr
- Perugia (PG) Italy · 286 km · best in Jun · 2,319 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Foggia (FG) Italy · 121 km · 2,600 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Naples compares month by month: Naples vs Rome · Naples vs Salerno · Naples vs Pescara · all comparisons
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