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Italy · City

Rome & Lazio
in July.

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

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

Hot days.
A steady visitor season.

July averages 90°F afternoons and 78°F seas. Later July is typically warmer.

Afternoons
90°F
Sea
78°F
Visitor demand
100%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

6.8/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#9 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather7.4/10Very good
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 July

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 90°F (32°C): summer clothes; nights around 67°F (20°C): light layers. About 15 hours of daylight.

Can I swim in July?

The sea averages 78°F. Our swimming guide: warm for swimming. 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 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:46Sunset 20:4467°F90°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:46 and sets about 20:44 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 67°F (20°C); afternoons reach about 90°F (32°C).

Typical afternoon
90°F (32°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
67°F (20°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
78°F (25°C)
warm; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
14h 58m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late July?

Late July is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 89°F on the 1st, versus 91°F on the 31st.

Early July 1 July

89°F

Typical afternoon high

Mid July 15 July

90°F

Typical afternoon high

Late July 31 July

91°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.

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

July 2027 calendar

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

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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1290°1390°1490°1590°1690°1790°1890°
1990°2090°2190°2290°2390°2490°2590°
2690°2790°2890°2990°3090°3191°

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

Afternoons warm from about 89°F (32°C) in the first week to 91°F (33°C) in the last. Local schools are out 1–31 July 2027.

Schools here are on summer holidays all of July 2027. Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%, Czechia 100%. (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. July averages 100% 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?

A little above 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, Washington Dulles and Atlanta and 9 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 July vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 83°F (28°C) and 94°F (35°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 90°F (32°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
23 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
14 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
20 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201184°FUnavailable
201290°FUnavailable
201389°FUnavailable
201483°FUnavailable
201592°FUnavailable
201689°FUnavailable
201790°FUnavailable
201890°FUnavailable
201990°FUnavailable
202090°FUnavailable
202190°FUnavailable
202294°FUnavailable
202392°FUnavailable
202494°FUnavailable
202590°FUnavailable

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

Compare dates

June, July
or August?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs July peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJunJulAug
Afternoons84°F90°F90°F
Sea72°F78°F79°F
Rain daysUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Overnight demand93%100%86%

June: Cooler afternoons and cooler sea than July. June guide →

August: Similar monthly conditions to July. August 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 July Show comparisonHide comparison

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

Hotel stays vary little through the year. April to June and September to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.

Your comparison

July or June?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

Historical regional hotel-price season: well above usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.

Read the June guide →
July compared with another month
Typical conditionsJulyJune
Afternoons90°F84°F
Nights67°F63°F
Sea78°F72°F
Rain daysUnavailableUnavailable
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 106.87.4
Month rank#9#4
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 July

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

Elsewhere in Europe

Better July weather than Rome & Lazio

Rome & Lazio's weather ranks 35 of 41 city regions this month. These city regions outside Italy have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Rome & Lazio.

All of Italy in July · Everywhere in July

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

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 100% of the busiest and 28% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Lazio region, suburbs included. That means about 198,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 30% of them from Italy itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 66,000 more: 33 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)72
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 day35
Busiest month hereJuly · 35
Visitors as share of people present3.3%
Rank among Europe's regions this month66th percentile
Domestic share of nights30%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights33
Visitor share if every platform night were extra4.4%
Regional hotel-price seasonA little above usual (+6% 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.