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In Rome: April to May and September to October — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Rome.

Italy is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Rome

  1. January: 12 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 70 mm of rain
  2. February: 13 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 75 mm of rain
  3. March: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 80 mm of rain
  4. April: 18 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 74 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 23 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 63 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 28 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 33 mm of rain
  7. July: 31 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 22 mm of rain
  8. August: 31 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 27 mm of rain
  9. September: 26 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 81 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 21 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 100 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 16 °C by day, 9 °C at night, 136 mm of rain
  12. December: 13 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 101 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 31 °C
Coolest
January, 12 °C
Driest
July, 22 mm
Wettest
November, 136 mm

Milan

April to June and September to October — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Milan.

  1. January: 7 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 64 mm of rain
  2. February: 10 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 66 mm of rain
  3. March: 14 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 73 mm of rain
  4. April: 18 °C by day, 7 °C at night, 97 mm of rain, recommended
  5. May: 22 °C by day, 12 °C at night, 125 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 27 °C by day, 16 °C at night, 100 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 29 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 81 mm of rain
  8. August: 28 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 110 mm of rain
  9. September: 23 °C by day, 14 °C at night, 112 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 18 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 123 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 12 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 143 mm of rain
  12. December: 7 °C by day, 0 °C at night, 75 mm of rain
Warmest
July, 29 °C
Coolest
January, 7 °C
Driest
January, 64 mm
Wettest
November, 143 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Rome

Long-term averages for Rome: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
0102030°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 12 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 70 mm. February: Day 13 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 75 mm. March: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 80 mm. April: Day 18 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 74 mm. May: Day 23 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 63 mm. June: Day 28 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 33 mm. July: Day 31 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 22 mm. August: Day 31 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 27 mm. September: Day 26 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 81 mm. October: Day 21 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 100 mm. November: Day 16 °C, Night 9 °C, Rain 136 mm. December: Day 13 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 101 mm
Show the monthly table
Rome
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January12470
February13475
March15680
April18974
May231363
June281733
July312022
August312027
September261781
October2113100
November169136
December135101

Milan

Long-term averages for Milan: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-551525°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 7 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 64 mm. February: Day 10 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 66 mm. March: Day 14 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 73 mm. April: Day 18 °C, Night 7 °C, Rain 97 mm. May: Day 22 °C, Night 12 °C, Rain 125 mm. June: Day 27 °C, Night 16 °C, Rain 100 mm. July: Day 29 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 81 mm. August: Day 28 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 110 mm. September: Day 23 °C, Night 14 °C, Rain 112 mm. October: Day 18 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 123 mm. November: Day 12 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 143 mm. December: Day 7 °C, Night 0 °C, Rain 75 mm
Show the monthly table
Milan
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January7-164
February10066
March14373
April18797
May2212125
June2716100
July291981
August2819110
September2314112
October1810123
November125143
December7075

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