Venice weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Venice is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with June and August close behind. Venice averages about 2,291 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,291
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 943 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 204k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Venice?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Venice is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Venice?
Venice gets a moderate 2,291 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate July (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #30 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,538 hours. The year's 943 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 | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 53 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 73 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 71 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 71 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 93 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 72 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 66 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 80 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 95 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 87 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 105 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| December | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 77 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Venice by month
The sea off Venice is warmest in July at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January at 8°C / 46°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
- Trieste Italy · 94 km · best in Jul · 2,292 h sun/yr
- Verona Italy · 115 km · best in Jul · 2,224 h sun/yr
- Bolzano (BZ) Italy · 132 km · best in Sep · 2,153 h sun/yr
- Bologna Italy · 136 km · best in Jun · 2,327 h sun/yr
- Pula Croatia · 141 km · best in Jul · 2,419 h sun/yr
- Rimini (RN) Italy · 166 km · best in Jul · 2,211 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Forlì (FC) Italy · 147 km · 2,211 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Venice compares month by month: Venice vs Verona · Venice vs Trieste · Venice vs Bolzano (BZ) · Venice vs Pula · all comparisons
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