Rome trip planning tool

Pick your month and your pace to get a recommended stay and a shape for the days.

When are you going?

Light crowds and prices. Cold temperatures.
January fit for Rome

Value in January
80/100 OK sightseeing without the queues
Weather comfort 71/100

12°C

Low crowds and prices 80/100

Low

Dry weather 60/100

66 mm
Longer is better on every axis
A day here in January
- Morning 09:00–12:00
  
  Outdoors, before the heat and the coaches
  
  Rome Coliseum · Domus Aurea · Trajan's Column
- Midday 12:30–16:00
  
  Indoors, while the sun is high
  
  Santa Maria della Vittoria · Church of the Gesù · Palazzo Barberini
- Evening 16:30–19:30
  
  Streets and squares in the late light
  
  Piazza and Palazzo del Quirinale · Spanish Steps · Roman Ghetto
What's your travel pace?
Your recommended stay

4 days

Balanced pace
Why this duration?
- Covers the 19 headline sights

Best destinations by month

In the summer, temperatures seldom go under 86°F (30°C) at mid-day. The summer heat is also usually combined with high humidity which makes visiting Rome harder.

Best Time to Visit Rome

The nicest time to travel to Rome are in April, May, September and beginning of October. These are beautiful months with about perfect weather. It could extend to part of June if heat waves did not come yet.

At the end of October and November is the rain season, not only small rain from time to time but pouring and persistent rain.

In December, although it is colder (but rarely snows), it is a nice month to get a feel of the Roman Christmas ambiance. Winter months can also be a good time because the air is fresh with a nice blue sky. No need for a winter coat, a warm sweater usually does the trick.

There are also some tourism/pilgrimage increase at the Vatican at Christmas and Easter.

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Rome trip planning tool

A day here in January

Best destinations by month