Best time to visit Central & Southern Italy
The best time to visit Central & Southern Italy is May, June and September, judged across 22 places; January is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Europe · 22 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Central & Southern Italy month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 22 places in Central & Southern Italy
- Alghero 🇮🇹 Italybest July80
- Bari 🇮🇹 Italybest May93
- Cagliari 🇮🇹 Italybest July83
- Capri 🇮🇹 Italybest July80
- Catania 🇮🇹 Italybest May95
- Florence 🇮🇹 Italybest May91
- Lecce 🇮🇹 Italybest May92
- Matera 🇮🇹 Italybest May93
- Naples 🇮🇹 Italybest May91
- Olbia 🇮🇹 Italybest July81
- Palermo 🇮🇹 Italybest April89
- Pisa 🇮🇹 Italybest May89
- Positano 🇮🇹 Italybest July80
- Rome 🇮🇹 Italybest May92
- San Marino San Marinobest June82
- Siena 🇮🇹 Italybest June87
- Sorrento 🇮🇹 Italybest July81
- Syracuse 🇮🇹 Italybest May93
- Taormina 🇮🇹 Italybest July82
- Tropea 🇮🇹 Italybest July83
- Valletta 🇲🇹 Maltabest May94
- Vatican City Vatican Citybest May92
Central & Southern Italy — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Central & Southern Italy?
- May, June and September. In May: before the heat · 23°C highs · 12 h sun.
- When is the low season in Central & Southern Italy?
- Central & Southern Italy has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (off-season shutdown · 13°C highs · best Apr–Jun).
- Which months are in season in Central & Southern Italy?
- May, June and September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.