Rome weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · major coastal city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Rome is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with April and May close behind. Rome averages about 2,823 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,823
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 775 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 3.3M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Rome?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rome is June, then April and May. The dullest month is January (27/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rome?
Rome gets a lot of sun: around 2,823 hours a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate June (89) from January (27), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 775 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 | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 73 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 77 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 7° / 45°F | 69 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 56 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 57 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 34 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 26 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 26 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 70 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 82 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 114 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 91 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Rome by month
The sea off Rome is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°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
- Perugia (PG) Italy · 145 km · best in Jun · 2,319 h sun/yr
- Pescara Italy · 174 km · best in Jul · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Naples Italy · 198 km · best in Jul · 2,808 h sun/yr
- Ancona Italy · 221 km · best in Jul · 2,309 h sun/yr
- Florence Italy · 239 km · best in Aug · 2,390 h sun/yr
- Bastia France · 243 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elba Italy · 197 km · 2,810 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Rome compares month by month: Rome vs Naples · Rome vs Pescara · Rome vs Perugia (PG) · all comparisons
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