Venice · Month comparison
February vs June
February ranks #2 overall vs June at #4. Carnevale di Venezia — Venice's most iconic event transforms the city into a baroque masquerade
February
#2 of 12 months
Best match
Carnevale di Venezia — Venice's most iconic event transforms the city into a baroque masquerade
- ↑Carnevale di Venezia (10 days, February): elaborately costumed figures, masked balls and the Flight of the Angel in Piazza San Marco
- ↑One of the world's great spectacles; the masks and 18th-century costumes are breathtaking
June
#4 of 12 months
Best match
Summer Venice begins — hot, expensive and crowded, but still extraordinary on quiet mornings
- ↑Long golden evenings; the light on the Venetian lagoon at 8pm is extraordinary
- ↑Full programme of concerts in churches and scuole grandi; La Fenice opera season
| Factor | February | June |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 4 | 8 |
| Value score | 6 | 4 |
| Crowd score | 7 | 8 |
| Events score | 10 | 5 |
| Atmosphere | 9 | 7 |
| Avg high temp | 8°C | 26°C |
| Monthly rain | 52mm | 65mm |
| Daily sunshine | 4.8hrs | 10.5hrs |
February trade-offs
- ↓Carnevale week accommodation costs are extreme — prices rival or exceed peak summer
- ↓The city is extremely crowded during Carnevale weekend; movement difficult in the sestieri
June trade-offs
- ↓Peak-season crowds: the main routes between San Marco and Rialto can be impassable at midday
- ↓Expensive and warm (26–30°C); the narrow calli retain heat and smell of the canals at times
Scores compare months within Venice. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →