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Rome weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

The Eternal City enjoys a classic Mediterranean climate: hot, dry, sun-filled summers and mild, wetter winters, the easy rhythm that has shaped Roman life for millennia. Rome weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.7°Chigh above average

24° / 15°Today
21° / 12°Average
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How it's changed

+2.2°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–494frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 29 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 29 in the 1940s79days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 54 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 54 in the 1940s+2.2°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 80 mmhigh 12°low 3°February, rain 83 mmhigh 13°low 4°March, rain 79 mmhigh 15°low 6°April, rain 76 mmhigh 19°low 9°May, rain 60 mmhigh 23°low 13°June, rain 37 mmhigh 27°low 17°July, rain 21 mmhigh 31°low 19°August, rain 35 mmhigh 31°low 20°September, rain 81 mmhigh 27°low 17°October, rain 115 mmhigh 22°low 13°November, rain 126 mmhigh 16°low 8°December, rain 99 mmhigh 13°low 5°wettest month November, 126 mm · 892 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

15.0°

15°feels like
88%humidity
13°dew point
4 km/hfrom NE
UV index0.1
sunrise07:25sunset18:24day length10h 59m
TodayOvercast24°15°
MonMostly clear25°13°
TueOvercast25°12°
WedThunderstorm21°18°
ThuClear24°15°
FriMostly clear23°11°
SatPartly cloudy23°12°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
24° / 15°
Average for October 18
21° / 12°

High above average · +2.7°C

  • Record high: 27.0° · 2018
  • Record low: 5.3° · 1974
  • One year ago: 23° / 13°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Rome is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 41.89°N, 12.51°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
41.89°N, 12.51°E
Time zone
Europe/Rome
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.0°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Rome lies in central Italy not far inland from the Tyrrhenian coast, with a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Summers are hot and markedly dry, winters are mild, and almost all of the rain falls outside the summer, heaviest in autumn and early winter, with June to August the driest months by far. Its relatively southern latitude keeps its winters milder, and its winter days longer, than in northern Europe.

The sharp split between a parched summer and a wet autumn is the defining feature of the year: rainfall peaks around October and November, while high summer can pass with very little rain at all. Winters are mild enough that snow is uncommon in the city itself.

July brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 30.8°C and nights around 19.5°C. Around 65 nights a year stay above 20°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 11.5°C and typical overnight lows of 3.4°C.

In total, Rome averages about 892 mm of precipitation a year; November is usually the wettest month (126 mm) and July the driest (21 mm).

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Rome has risen by 2.2°C between its first decade and its last. Days above 30°C have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 55 a year in the first decade to about 80 in the last.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgbritannica.comarpalazio.it

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 18°C. Wettest month: November (~126 mm). Whole year averages ~892 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 87 rainy days a year: most in November (~10), fewest in July (~3).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Rome month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January11.5°3.4°80 mm99.3 h20.3° (1962)−13.7° (1985)
February12.8°4.0°83 mm910.4 h21.3° (2014)−10.9° (2018)
March15.4°6.0°79 mm911.7 h25.4° (1981)−8.9° (1956)
April18.5°8.8°76 mm913.1 h29.1° (2013)−0.3° (2003)
May23.0°12.8°60 mm714.4 h34.3° (2022)2.8° (1970)
June27.4°16.7°37 mm415.0 h38.9° (2022)8.4° (1969)
July30.8°19.5°21 mm314.8 h39.8° (2023)11.4° (1948)
August30.8°19.7°35 mm413.7 h40.4° (1956)12.0° (1969)
September26.6°16.5°81 mm712.3 h35.8° (1943)6.8° (1971)
October21.6°12.6°115 mm910.8 h31.4° (2023)3.2° (1974)
November16.3°8.2°126 mm109.6 h25.8° (2004)−3.7° (1973)
December12.5°4.8°99 mm109.0 h20.6° (2023)−7.4° (1940)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.2°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.23°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.28°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 53.8 early in the record → 79.1 recently. Frost days: 29 → 4.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1956, all-time low in 1985: 40.4°C / −13.7°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~892 mm/year on average. Last decade: −1% vs that average. Long-term trend: +5 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Rome

Which is the warmest month in Rome?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Rome is July (mean daily temperature of about 25.2°C) and the coolest is January (about 7.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Rome compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Rome is forecast to reach a high of 24.0°C and a low of 14.7°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 21.3°C and a low of 11.9°C, so today's high is 2.7°C warmer than that average.
How much has Rome warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Rome is about 2.2°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Rome?
Rome receives about 892 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Rome?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Rome is about 15.8°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Rome by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Rome (°C, full record since 1940): January 12°/3°, February 13°/4°, March 15°/6°, April 19°/9°, May 23°/13°, June 27°/17°, July 31°/19°, August 31°/20°, September 27°/17°, October 22°/13°, November 16°/8°, December 13°/5°.
What is the weather like in Rome in summer?
In summer, June through August, Rome is warm. It warms from 27°C by day and 17°C at night in June to 31°C and 20°C in August. Rain falls on about 3 days a month, adding up to around 31 mm. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Rome in winter?
In winter, December through February, Rome is cool. Expect 12–13°C by day and 3–5°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 87 mm a month, spread over roughly 9 days.
What is the weather like in Rome in spring?
March to May is spring in Rome, and it is mild. It warms from 15°C by day and 6°C at night in March to 23°C and 13°C in May. Rain falls on about 8 days a month, adding up to around 72 mm.
What is the weather like in Rome in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Rome, and it is wet and mild. September still brings 27°C afternoons and 17°C nights, November only 16°C and 8°C. Rain picks up through the season: 7 rainy days and 81 mm in September, 10 days and 126 mm in November. No season is wetter.
How many days a year does it rain in Rome?
On long-term average, Rome has about 87 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 892 mm.

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