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A good place. At the right time.

Italy
in September.

Is September a good time?

Temperature unit

All 21 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 61% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
72–84°F
Very good weather
21 / 21 regions

Similar weather scores do not mean similar visitor seasons or hotel prices across regions.

Find your September base

Based on 21 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

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The Roman Forum and ColosseumDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 21 possibilities.

Choose your September base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

21 of 21 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Mount Etna upper volcanic landscapeBeachSicilyPalermo · Taormina · Syracuse · Mount EtnaRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent84°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Tropea cliff and beachBeachCalabriaTropeaRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.9/10Excellent81°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Alberobello trulli quarterBeachPugliaBari · Lecce · Alberobello · Polignano a MareRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather9.8/10Excellent83°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Costa Smeralda granite shorelineBeachSardiniaCosta Smeralda · Cagliari · AlgheroRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather9.8/10Excellent83°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Matera Sassi panoramaBeachBasilicataMateraRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.5/10Excellent80°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Langhe vineyard hillsCountrysidePiedmontTurin · LangheRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.4/10Excellent76°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Positano coastal townBeachAmalfi Coast & NaplesAmalfi Coast · Naples · Capri · Pompeii · Sorrento · PositanoRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.4/10Excellent80°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Urbino Renaissance skylineBeachMarcheUrbino · AnconaRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.3/10Excellent79°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Campo Imperatore plateauBeachAbruzzoRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.1/10Excellent79°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Representative early-summer Val Ferret meadow and granite massif scenery near CourmayeurMountainsAosta ValleyCourmayeur · CerviniaRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent72°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Northern Lake Garda from the Trentino shoreMountainsTrentinoTrento · Lake Garda (north)Read the September guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#1 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent73°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Representative olive-growing slopes around Assisi, facing the Umbrian valleyCountrysideUmbriaPerugia · Assisi · OrvietoRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent80°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Val d’Orcia-style rolling hills, farmhouse and cypress laneCountrysideTuscanyFlorence · Siena · Pisa · Chianti · LuccaRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent79°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Portofino harbourBeachLiguria & the Cinque TerreCinque Terre · Genoa · PortofinoRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent78°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Lake Como from the Bellagio shoreCityMilan, Lake Como & LombardyMilan · Lake Como · BergamoRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent76°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Molise agricultural hillsBeachMoliseRead the September guide ↗ Overall8.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.9/10Very good77°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Piazza Duomo in ParmaCityBologna & Emilia-RomagnaBologna · Rimini · ParmaRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.9/10Very good80°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Roman Forum and Colosseum with umbrella pinesCityRome & LazioRome · Tivoli · OstiaRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good81°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Val Gardena Dolomite meadow landscapeMountainsSouth Tyrol & the DolomitesBolzano · Val Gardena · MeranoRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good72°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Grand Canal toward Santa Maria della Salute from an Accademia-style viewpointBeachVenice & the VenetoVenice · Verona · Cortina d'Ampezzo · Lake Garda (east)Read the September guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good77°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Trieste City Hall across Piazza UnitàBeachFriuli Venezia GiuliaTriesteRead the September guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather7.7/10Very good76°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Italy's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Italy's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

September weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
72–84°F
Typical nights
49–66°F
Rain days
4–10 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Sicily: afternoons around 84°F (29°C): summer clothes; nights around 66°F (19°C): light layers. Aosta Valley: afternoons around 72°F (22°C): T-shirt weather.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Sicily84°F66°F5excellent
Calabria81°F64°F6excellent
Puglia83°F65°F4excellent
Sardinia83°F64°F4excellent
Basilicata80°F58°F5excellent
Piedmont76°F58°F7excellent
Amalfi Coast & Naples80°F64°F8excellent
Marche79°F—7excellent
Abruzzo79°F—5excellent
Aosta Valley72°F—5excellent
Trentino73°F54°F7excellent
Umbria80°F58°F7excellent
Tuscany79°F60°F6excellent
Liguria & the Cinque Terre78°F63°F6excellent
Milan, Lake Como & Lombardy76°F59°F8excellent
Molise77°F58°F5very good
Bologna & Emilia-Romagna80°F60°F7very good
Rome & Lazio81°F62°F—very good
South Tyrol & the Dolomites72°F49°F7very good
Venice & the Veneto77°F60°F8very good
Friuli Venezia Giulia76°F—10very good

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Busy season, nationally.

September records 61% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

Well above usual.

+12% on Italy's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Sicily (79°F), Calabria (79°F), Basilicata (78°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Italy through the year ↗

September is fixed, but the destination isn't? Find somewhere else in Europe ↗

How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Italy's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Italy) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Italy's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (107 where the EU average is 100). Full method.