Best Month to Visit Rome
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: Spring (April-May), Autumn (September-October)
Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and mild wet winters
Rome enjoys a classic Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry with intense sunshine. Winters are mild with most rainfall occurring between October and February.
- Typically sunnier
- June, July, August
- Typically wetter
- October, November, December
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Rome
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Rome's own coordinates (41.90° N, 12.50° E) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 24 min | 27° | 62 min |
| February | 10 h 30 min | 35° | 57 min |
| March | 11 h 48 min | 45° | 54 min |
| April | 13 h 18 min | 58° | 55 min |
| May | 14 h 30 min | 67° | 59 min |
| June | 15 h 12 min | 71° | 63 min |
| July | 14 h 54 min | 70° | 61 min |
| August | 13 h 54 min | 62° | 57 min |
| September | 12 h 24 min | 50° | 54 min |
| October | 11 h 0 min | 38° | 55 min |
| November | 9 h 42 min | 29° | 61 min |
| December | 9 h 6 min | 25° | 65 min |
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