Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 15% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: October to April.
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Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with June.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 7.2/10
Overnight stays are 72% of the busiest month.
Based on Veneto regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 83°F
- Sea temperature
- 74°F
- Crowds
- Busy
About 8 rain days in a typical June, with about 16 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
The ranked Overall uses Venice & the Veneto's beach weather model. It does not rank the best months for sightseeing in Venice; each month guide shows that separate weather rating.
Price context. Historical regional hotel-price season: a little above usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. The whole Veneto: Venice and its lagoon, Verona, Padua, the east shore of Lake Garda, the Dolomites around Cortina, and the beach resorts of Jesolo, Caorle and Bibione. The beaches empty after summer, so Venice itself stays busier in spring and autumn than these regional figures show. Part of The Dolomites, Lake Garda; see the Italy guide for the wider area.
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June at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 7.2/10
Overnight stays are 72% of the busiest month.
About 8 rain days in a typical June, with about 16 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the June guide- Afternoon high
- 83°F
- Night low
- 64°F
- Sea temperature
- 74°F
- Rain days
- 8
- Daylight
- 15h 41m
- Crowds
- Busy
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | June | 7.2 | 8.7/10 Very good | Busy | Pricey | 83°F | 64°F | 74°F | 8 | 15h 41m |
| #2 | September | 7.2 | 8.4/10 Very good | Busy | Pricey | 77°F | 60°F | 75°F | 8 | 12h 37m |
| #3 | October | 6.9 | 6.3/10 Good | Low | Pricey | 67°F | 52°F | 68°F | 8 | 11h 02m |
| #4 | May | 6.8 | 6.9/10 Good | Moderate | Pricey | 73°F | 55°F | 65°F | 12 | 14h 53m |
| #5 | April | 6.8 | 6.0/10 Good | Low | Pricey | 67°F | 47°F | 57°F | 8 | 13h 29m |
| #6 | July | 6.7 | 8.7/10 Very good | Peak | Pricey | 87°F | 67°F | 79°F | 8 | 15h 23m |
| #7 | August | 6.5 | 8.6/10 Very good | Peak | Pricey | 87°F | 67°F | 80°F | 8 | 14h 11m |
| #8 | March | 6.2 | 4.2/10 Fair | Low | Moderate | 59°F | 41°F | 51°F | 6 | 11h 50m |
| #9 | November | 5.1 | 3.1/10 Fair | Low | Moderate | 57°F | 43°F | 62°F | 9 | 9h 32m |
| #10 | February | 4.0 | 2.0/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 52°F | 36°F | 49°F | 6 | 10h 21m |
| #11 | December | 4.0 | 2.0/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 50°F | 35°F | 56°F | 6 | 8h 43m |
| #12 | January | 3.6 | 1.6/10 Poor | Low | Moderate | 48°F | 33°F | 51°F | 5 | 9h 03m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · June
June
- High
- 83°F
- Low
- 64°F
- Rain
- 8 days
- Crowds
- Busy
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Veneto regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 6.9 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: June to September. Poor weather scores: December to February.
Peak-season months: July to August. Low-season months: October to April.
The two busiest months account for 38% of annual overnight stays.
Nonstop flights from the US (2024): March to December, from Atlanta, Philadelphia, Newark and New York JFK.
Events that move crowds and prices Carnival of Venice, 23 January – 9 February 2027: Venice's busiest weeks outside summer. Official site. Ferragosto (15 August) and Italy's peak holiday weeks, typically 1–17 August 2027: Italians' own peak holiday: beaches packed and roads jammed; city shops and restaurants close around the 15th. Official site. Regata Storica, 5 September 2027: the Grand Canal banks draw crowds for the historical pageant and races. Official site.
Hotel prices here run +7% against their yearly average in August and −9% in January, on the regional price index.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
May, outside the busy season.
Very good or better June to September. June to July share the highest displayed weather score (8.7/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: May.
Lower prices
March and December to January.
These are three lower-price months on the historical regional hotel index; there is no euro room-rate baseline.
School holidays
Summer break meets the busy season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season. Spring break (March–April) falls in low season.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in Italy live where schools are out on a typical day June to August and December. Italy's school calendar for September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and official calendars.)
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Low season throughout.
48–52°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March and April fall in low season; May falls in moderate season.
59–73°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A busy season for visitors.
June falls in busy season; July and August fall in peak season.
83–87°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in busy season; October and November fall in low season.
57–77°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Venice & the Veneto.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | ITH3 · Veneto |
| Region type | Beach (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 17%, coastal 59%, mountain 22%; median ground height 121 m) |
| Population used | 4.9 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Venezia Tessera from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.0°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Beach, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 57% |
| Accommodation mix | 42% hotels, 25% camping |
| Hotel rates | ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 107 |
| Daylight latitude | 45.66° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are regional where the page says so (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region), otherwise national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.