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Italy · City

Rome & Lazio
in April.

Illustration of Roman Forum and Colosseum with umbrella pines
The Roman Forum and ColosseumDestination view, not month-specific.

Is April a good time?

Temperature unit

Mild days.
A steady visitor season.

April averages 68°F afternoons and 60°F seas. Later April is typically warmer.

Afternoons
68°F
Sea
60°F
Visitor demand
85%of July peak

Historical Lazio regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Rome, Tivoli and Ostia; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

7.7/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#3 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather9.0/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostPriceyfor Europe; Italy-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your April

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 68°F (20°C): light layers; nights around 48°F (9°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 13 hours of daylight.

Can I swim in April?

The sea averages 60°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.

Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 13 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:4848°F68°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:30 and sets about 19:48 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 48°F (9°C); afternoons reach about 68°F (20°C).

Typical afternoon
68°F (20°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Aprils
Night low
48°F (9°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
60°F (16°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
13h 18m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late April?

Late April is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 65°F on the 1st, versus 71°F on the 30th.

Early April 1 April

65°F

Typical afternoon high

Mid April 15 April

67°F

Typical afternoon high

Late April 30 April

71°F

Typical afternoon high

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 25 Apr Liberation Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesApril 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

April 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
165°265°366°466°
566°666°766°867°967°1067°1167°
1267°1367°1467°1567°1668°1768°1868°
1968°2068°2169°2269°2369°2469°2569°
2670°2770°2870°2970°3071°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 66°F (19°C) in the first week to 70°F (21°C) in the last.

No school holidays here in April 2027. Public holidays: 25 Apr Liberation Day. Elsewhere in April 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 47%, Netherlands 23%, Belgium 29%, Greece 23%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. April averages 85% of July's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Lazio do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

About usual. The regional index has no room-rate baseline in euros.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Italy as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 107 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark and 8 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

The hotel-season index is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region); the country price level is national. Neither is a room quote.

Year-to-year variation

How much does April vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 64°F (18°C) and 71°F (22°C); in 13 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 68°F (20°C).

Rain days
—
not shown here: our data counts more rain days than the local weather stations here (1.34 times theirs)
Mostly sunny days
9 of 30
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no April in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 30
rated very good or better
See every recorded AprilHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201169°FUnavailable
201266°FUnavailable
201369°FUnavailable
201467°FUnavailable
201567°FUnavailable
201670°FUnavailable
201768°FUnavailable
201871°FUnavailable
201967°FUnavailable
202068°FUnavailable
202164°FUnavailable
202267°FUnavailable
202365°FUnavailable
202470°FUnavailable
202568°FUnavailable

Checked against official climate averages for Roma Fiumicino. How we check

Compare dates

March, April
or May?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs July peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsMarAprMay
Afternoons62°F68°F74°F
Sea58°F60°F65°F
Rain daysUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Overnight demand71%85%88%

March: Cooler afternoons and cooler sea than April. March guide →

May: Warmer afternoons and warmer sea than April. May guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with April Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. April stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than April.

Your comparison

April or March?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

Historical regional hotel-price season: a little below usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.

Read the March guide →
April compared with another month
Typical conditionsAprilMarch
Afternoons68°F62°F
Nights48°F44°F
Sea60°F58°F
Rain daysUnavailableUnavailable
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 107.77.0
Month rank#3#7
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowSeaRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January6.6#1255°F40°F60°F—6.2Steady all year
February6.7#1157°F41°F58°F—6.4Steady all year
March7.0#762°F44°F58°F—7.3Steady all year
April7.7#368°F48°F60°F—9.0Steady all year
May7.9#174°F55°F65°F—9.7Steady all year
June7.4#484°F63°F72°F—8.7Steady all year
July6.8#990°F67°F78°F—7.4Steady all year
August6.9#890°F68°F79°F—7.2Steady all year
September7.4#581°F62°F76°F—8.7Steady all year
October7.8#272°F56°F72°F—9.5Steady all year
November7.1#663°F49°F67°F—7.4Steady all year
December6.8#1057°F42°F62°F—6.6Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in April

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

As good as Rome & Lazio in April, but quieter

Rome & Lazio's weather ranks 4 of 41 city regions this month. Rome & Lazio already has excellent weather in April; these city regions outside Italy are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.

All of Italy in April · Everywhere in April

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 85% of the busiest and 8% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Lazio region, suburbs included. That means about 168,000 overnight visitors on a typical April night across the region, 30% of them from Italy itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 61,000 more: 36 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)80
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Roma Fiumicino from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (0.9°C), night lows within 3°F (1.6°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day29
Busiest month hereJuly · 35
Visitors as share of people present2.8%
Rank among Europe's regions this month89th percentile
Domestic share of nights30%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights36
Visitor share if every platform night were extra3.8%
Regional hotel-price seasonAbout usual (+4% vs this region's average month). Historical index from ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region; no euro room-rate baseline.
Population used5.7 million
Statistical regionITI4 · Lazio

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region). Full method · this region's data.