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Best time to visit Naples

The best time to visit Naples is May–June and September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Naples, Campania, Italy

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January12.6 °C / 55 °F10.2 °C / 50 °F148 mm / 5.8 inneither best nor good
February12.7 °C / 55 °F10 °C / 50 °F119 mm / 4.7 inneither best nor good
March13.8 °C / 57 °F11.1 °C / 52 °F111 mm / 4.4 inneither best nor good
April16.1 °C / 61 °F13.4 °C / 56 °F59 mm / 2.3 ingood month
May19.5 °C / 67 °F16.8 °C / 62 °F53 mm / 2.1 inbest month
June23.5 °C / 74 °F21 °C / 70 °F26 mm / 1 inbest month
July26.3 °C / 79 °F24 °C / 75 °F10 mm / 0.4 ingood month
August26.7 °C / 80 °F24.4 °C / 76 °F15 mm / 0.6 ingood month
September24.1 °C / 75 °F21.4 °C / 71 °F103 mm / 4.1 inbest month
October20.8 °C / 69 °F18.2 °C / 65 °F114 mm / 4.5 ingood month
November17.4 °C / 63 °F14.7 °C / 58 °F212 mm / 8.3 inneither best nor good
December14.1 °C / 57 °F11.6 °C / 53 °F141 mm / 5.6 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–June, September
Good
April, July–August, October

Naples is best for exploring on foot in May, June and September, when it is mild-to-warm, sunny and largely dry; April, July, August and October are good but held back by cool spring rain, midsummer heat and humidity, or autumn showers; November through March are cool, notably wet (November worst of all) and duller, the weakest stretch for a day outdoors.

Why these months

  • April · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 15.8 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 59 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, days with heavy rain 2.1 days, average daily low 13.4 °C / 56 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 78%, wet days 8.6 days.

    Also on: Festival Mann, Opera season at Teatro San Carlo, Paste-Up Festival, Settimana Santa (Holy Week).

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 20.5 °C / 69 °F, average daily high 19.5 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 78%, wet days 7 days.

    Also on: Maggio dei Monumenti, Napoli Bike Festival, Opera season at Teatro San Carlo, Processione delle Statue (Miracle of the Blood, May), Wine in the City.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26.5 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 23.5 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 26 mm / 1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, wet days 3.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 21 °C / 70 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 79%.

    Also on: Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, Opera season at Teatro San Carlo, Pausilypon sunset concerts.

  • July · good

    In its favour: precipitation 10 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.3 °C / 79 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 30.4 °C / 87 °F, relative humidity 77%, average daily low 24 °C / 75 °F.

    Also on: Napoli Pride, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia.

    Watch out for: Peak season crowds in the historic center.

  • August · good

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, wet days 2.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 30.7 °C / 87 °F, relative humidity 75%, average daily low 24.4 °C / 76 °F.

    Also on: Ferragosto.

    Watch out for: August business closures, Peak season crowds in the historic center.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 26 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 24.1 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 103 mm / 4.1 in, relative humidity 72%, average daily low 21.4 °C / 71 °F.

    Against: days with heavy rain 3.5 days, wet days 8 days.

    Also on: Festa di San Gennaro (Miracle of the Blood, September), Festival Ethnos, Napoli Film Festival.

  • October · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 20.8 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 114 mm / 4.5 in, average daily low 18.2 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 75%.

    Against: days with heavy rain 3.9 days, wet days 9.7 days.

    Also on: Chocoland, Free museum admission, first Sunday (Oct-Mar), Harvest season food festivals, Sagra della Castagna.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Campitello Matese, 69 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 9.8 °C10 °C11.8 °C15.8 °C20.5 °C26.5 °C30.4 °C30.7 °C26 °C21 °C15.9 °C11.7 °C
Days with heavy rain 5.2 days4.1 days4.2 days2.1 days1.9 days0.7 days0.4 days0.3 days3.5 days3.9 days7.2 days5.3 days
Time rain usually falls 2 pm12 am12 pm12 pm4 am10 am5 am7 am3 am9 am12 am6 am
Sunshine per day 7.3 h8.4 h9.8 h11.3 h12.7 h13.5 h13.8 h12.9 h10.9 h9.2 h7.6 h7 h
Relative humidity 74%74%76%78%78%79%77%75%72%75%75%73%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202516 µg/m³19.4 µg/m³17.4 µg/m³17.2 µg/m³17.3 µg/m³18.7 µg/m³14.1 µg/m³16 µg/m³14.3 µg/m³15.6 µg/m³13.7 µg/m³18.9 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202528.1 µg/m³34.1 µg/m³30.9 µg/m³28.8 µg/m³27.4 µg/m³28.1 µg/m³21.1 µg/m³23.9 µg/m³22.4 µg/m³24.6 µg/m³24 µg/m³34.9 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Events and seasons

What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.

Reasons to go

  • La Befana

    6 January

  • Festa di Sant'Antonio Abate

    17 January

  • Opera season at Teatro San Carlo

    January, February, March, April, May, June, November and December

  • Free museum admission, first Sunday (Oct-Mar)

    January, February, March, October, November and December, dates vary from year to year

  • Capodanno (New Year's Eve)

    31 December–1 January

  • Carnevale

    February, dates vary from year to year

  • Almond blossom

    February

  • Festival Mann

    March and April

  • Settimana Santa (Holy Week)

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Paste-Up Festival

    March and April

  • Processione delle Statue (Miracle of the Blood, May)

    1–7 May, dates vary from year to year

  • Maggio dei Monumenti

    May

  • Wine in the City

    May

  • Napoli Bike Festival

    May

  • Napoli Teatro Festival Italia

    June and July

  • Pausilypon sunset concerts

    June

  • Napoli Pride

    July

  • Ferragosto

    15 August

  • Festa di San Gennaro (Miracle of the Blood, September)

    19 September

  • Festival Ethnos

    September

  • Napoli Film Festival

    September

  • Harvest season food festivals

    October

  • Chocoland

    October

  • Sagra della Castagna

    October

  • Pastori (nativity figurine) shopping

    December

  • Festa dell'Immacolata

    8 December

  • Festa del Patrocinio di San Gennaro

    16 December

  • Natale (Christmas)

    24–25 December

Worth knowing before you go

  • Peak season crowds in the historic center

    July and August

  • August business closures

    August

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Historic Centre of Naples

    Less than 1 km away

  • Q3661719

    1 km away

  • Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

    21 km away

Other places in Italy

Compare places month by month on the travel calendar

Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).