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Best time to visit Naples
April
Apr scores highest overall — reliable weather and good value. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
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Best all-rounder for Naples + Pompeii + Amalfi day trip — 18°C and dry afternoons.
18°C
High
9°C
Low
70mm
Rain
7h
Sun/day
What you gain
- ↑Pompeii at 18°C with wisteria over the Forum
- ↑Wisteria peaks at Villa Cimbrone (Ravello) and Villa Rufolo
- ↑Hotel rates still 40% below July
What you sacrifice
- ↓Easter week can fall here with attendant price spike
- ↓Capri ferries still on shoulder schedule; some Anacapri restaurants shut
Apr scores highest overall — reliable weather and good value. Set your priorities below to personalise this result.
Apr
Best all-rounder for Naples + Pompeii + Amalfi day trip — 18°C and dry afternoons.
18°C
High
70mm
Rain
7h
Sun
- ↑Pompeii at 18°C with wisteria over the Forum
- ↑Wisteria peaks at Villa Cimbrone (Ravello) and Villa Rufolo
- ↑Hotel rates still 40% below July
- ↓Easter week can fall here with attendant price spike
- ↓Capri ferries still on shoulder schedule; some Anacapri restaurants shut
Top travel windows
★ BestApril
Best overall
Highest combined score
18°C
High
70mm
Rain
7h
Sun
February
Best for value
Lowest prices & fees
13°C
High
80mm
Rain
5h
Sun
February
Fewest crowds
Quietest month
13°C
High
80mm
Rain
5h
Sun
Breakdown by priority
Best for weather
September
27°C high · 65mm rain · 9hrs sun/day
Best for budget
February
Cheapest Vesuvius hike of the year — clear cold days, no buses queuing
Fewest crowds
February
Carnevale parades in Capua and along Amalfi Coast 1 hour south
Where to stay in Naples
All neighbourhoods →Spaccanapoli
The single straight street that splits old Naples — pizza, presepi and noise concentrated.
10/10
Central
10/10
Walk
8/10
Transit
Centro Storico
UNESCO-listed historic core — Duomo, museums, presepi alleys and zero pretension.
10/10
Central
10/10
Walk
8/10
Transit
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Santorini
Greece
The caldera sunsets and white-washed cliffside villages are real — but so is a tourism infrastructure that was never designed for 3 million annual visitors.
Worth knowing
April scores highest overall. August is the most crowded month — avoid if you can. See crowd-free ranking →
Month by month breakdown
January#9▾
Gains
- ↑Pompeii and Herculaneum at 1/10th of summer queues
- ↑Three-course neighbourhood pizzeria meals €15 in Spaccanapoli
- ↑Centro Storico churches and Cappella Sansevero (Veiled Christ) without queues
Sacrifices
- ↓95mm rain across 11 wet days
- ↓Capri and Amalfi ferries running skeletal winter schedules
February#8▾
Gains
- ↑Carnevale parades in Capua and along Amalfi Coast 1 hour south
- ↑San Domenico Maggiore and Gesù Nuovo churches mid-week, almost solo visits
- ↑Cheapest Vesuvius hike of the year — clear cold days, no buses queuing
Sacrifices
- ↓Cold nights (5°C) — Naples apartments often poorly heated
- ↓80mm rain still affects walking-tour days
March#7▾
Gains
- ↑Amalfi Coast hotels reopen mid-month at 50% off summer rates
- ↑San Giuseppe (19 March) — zeppole pastries everywhere
- ↑Vesuvius trail dry and walkable
Sacrifices
- ↓Easter week price spike (Naples is Italy's most Catholic city)
- ↓75mm rain — pack a proper jacket
April#1▾
Gains
- ↑Pompeii at 18°C with wisteria over the Forum
- ↑Wisteria peaks at Villa Cimbrone (Ravello) and Villa Rufolo
- ↑Hotel rates still 40% below July
Sacrifices
- ↓Easter week can fall here with attendant price spike
- ↓Capri ferries still on shoulder schedule; some Anacapri restaurants shut
May#2▾
Gains
- ↑Maggio dei Monumenti — palazzi, cloisters and private chapels open free weekends
- ↑Capri at 22°C with sea calm enough for Blue Grotto
- ↑Lemon-blossom in Sorrento and Amalfi hills
Sacrifices
- ↓Last week of May sees first US/UK package surge
- ↓Sea still 19°C — fine for hardy types, cool for kids
June#4▾
Gains
- ↑Napoli Teatro Festival (mid-Jun to early Jul) — theatre across the city
- ↑Sea at 22°C, Capri and Procida day-trippable without August queues
- ↑26°C and 11 hours of sunshine — not yet the scorched 33°C of July
Sacrifices
- ↓Prices climb 30% from May
- ↓Last week of June Amalfi traffic already chaotic
July#11▾
Gains
- ↑Estate a Napoli — open-air cinema and concerts at Castel Sant'Elmo and PAN
- ↑Pompeii open until 19:30 — golden-hour visits viable
- ↑Lungomare evening passeggiata genuinely magical at 22:00
Sacrifices
- ↓30°C plus humidity — Pompeii midday brutal, plan early or late only
- ↓Amalfi SS163 road jammed bumper-to-bumper Jul-Aug
August#12▾
Gains
- ↑Sea at 25°C, calmest of the year
- ↑Ferragosto fireworks across the bay 15 August
- ↑Some city restaurants close for ferie — but the centro storico stays open
Sacrifices
- ↓15 August week is the most expensive in Italy bar none
- ↓Many neighbourhood pizzerie close for ferie 10-25 August
September#3▾
Gains
- ↑San Gennaro (19 September) — the miracle of the saint's blood, biggest festival
- ↑Sea still 24°C, Amalfi day trips civilised again
- ↑Hotel rates fall 30% by mid-month
Sacrifices
- ↓65mm rain in first proper autumn storms — usually a 2-3 day system
- ↓Cruise season still in full swing — Pompeii busy on cruise days
October#6▾
Gains
- ↑22°C and city-walkable; Pompeii at perfect hiking temp
- ↑White-truffle season opens; gala dinners in Vomero restaurants
- ↑Rates back to spring levels
Sacrifices
- ↓110mm rain — autumn storms now properly heavy
- ↓Capri and Amalfi tail off mid-month; ferry schedules thin out
November#10▾
Gains
- ↑Lowest hotel rates of the year before Christmas markets
- ↑Pompeii effectively empty on weekdays
- ↑Truffle and wine festivals in nearby Avellino region
Sacrifices
- ↓130mm rain across 12 wet days — flooding in Spaccanapoli alleys possible
- ↓Amalfi ferries cancelled often; many coast hotels closed for winter
December#5▾
Gains
- ↑Via San Gregorio Armeno — the world capital of nativity-scene making
- ↑Piazza Plebiscito Christmas tree and concert series
- ↑13°C means walking the centro storico is still pleasant between showers
Sacrifices
- ↓Christmas week price spike; San Gregorio alley shoulder-to-shoulder
- ↓115mm rain — properly wet, plan museum days in reserve
How this is calculated
Climate data
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30-year normals (1991–2020). Temperature, rainfall, sunshine, humidity.
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Personalisation
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