Best time to visit Florence
The month-by-month edit — when Florence actually opens up, when to avoid it, and how crowds and hotel rates move through the year.
Editor's window: May, Sep A boutique palazzo stay in Florence, then the Amalfi shoulder-season window.
The short answer
When Florence is at its best
Florence is the most concentrated luxury city in Italy — five centuries of Renaissance art, a Michelin scene that punches above its size, and a small handful of palazzo hotels that genuinely outperform anything in Rome. The catch is the day-tripper crush; the city empties dramatically after 6pm and the trick is to plan around that.
Month by month
The Florence calendar
Average daytime high, rain days, crowd pressure (1–5) and hotel-rate index (1–5). Verified against climate-data.org and our hotel-rate tracking.
| Month | Avg high | Rain days | Crowd | Rate idx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10°C | 8 d | ||
| Feb | 12°C | 7 d | ||
| Mar | 15°C | 8 d | ||
| Apr | 19°C | 9 d | ||
| May | 23°C | 8 d | ||
| Jun | 28°C | 5 d | ||
| Jul | 31°C | 2 d | ||
| Aug | 31°C | 3 d | ||
| Sep | 27°C | 6 d | ||
| Oct | 21°C | 9 d | ||
| Nov | 15°C | 11 d | ||
| Dec | 11°C | 9 d |
Sources: Numbeo cost-of-living — Florence · climate-data.org — Florence