Italy in October
October is Italy's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 36 destinations average 76/100, led by Matera at 91 — 21°C and 7 rainy days — while Livigno is cooler at 8°C and scores 54.
#6 of 12 months for Italy · 36 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇮🇹 Italy, month by month
76/100 in OctoberWhere in Italy in October
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Italy in October
- Grape then olive harvest · Matera · 10 Sep – 20 Nov (usually)
- Grape harvest in the Castelli · Rome · 1 Sep – 10 Oct (usually)
- Porcini and chestnuts · Rome · 1 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)
- Rome Film Fest · Rome · 13–25 Oct
- Vermentino harvest · Alghero · 20 Aug – 5 Oct (usually)
- Porcini, truffle and new oil · Bologna · 1 Oct – 30 Nov (usually)
- Olive harvest and new oil · Florence · 25 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)
- Pisa Book Festival · Pisa · 2–4 Oct
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 2 of Italy's 30 well-known places this month.