Country sheet
Italy
Rome's airport station as the capital reference. Florence and Venice are not this climate.
| Field | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Plugs and voltage | Type C, F, and L, 230 V, 50 Hz | IEC World Plugs |
| Driving side | Right | Codice della Strada, d.lgs. 285/1992, articolo 143, Normattiva |
| Tipping | Not required, about 10% if you do | Italia.it, money, payments and tipping |
| Tap water | No yes-or-no line from CDC | CDC Travelers' Health, Italy |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | ISO 4217 currency list (SIX) |
| Time zone | Europe/Rome | IANA tzdb zone1970.tab, Europe/Rome |
| Entry | Link only. No visa rule is restated. | Ministero degli Affari Esteri |
The table is Roma Fiumicino, WMO 16242, the coastal airport station, from Italy's 1991–2020 submission in the WMO normals distributed by NOAA NCEI. Roma Ciampino is closer to the city and its temperature normal is complete, but its precipitation normal is blank for June, July, and August. We do not fill those months. Fiumicino is the station with a full precipitation row, and the caption says it is the airport.
Florence and Venice have their own stations. A summer plan for Rome is not a summer plan for Venice, where the March maximum in the Tessera file is blank and is left blank. Italia.it's tipping note and the Codice della Strada rule are national and are repeated on the city sheets.
Month by month
The highest average daily high is 30.02°C in August. The lowest average daily low is 3.43°C in January. The heaviest month in the water column is November at 98.93 mm, and the lightest is July at 12.31 mm. These sentences only restate the table. They are not a ranking of the best month to go.
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Low to high | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.23 | 3.43 | 53.84 | |
| February | 13.93 | 3.71 | 57.90 | |
| March | 16.10 | 5.71 | 51.50 | |
| April | 18.89 | 8.20 | 46.72 | |
| May | 22.98 | 11.80 | 37.09 | |
| June | 27.09 | 15.86 | 18.66 | |
| July | 29.56 | 18.42 | 12.31 | |
| August | 30.02 | 18.89 | 23.33 | |
| September | 26.43 | 15.99 | 59.79 | |
| October | 22.43 | 12.33 | 89.97 | |
| November | 17.83 | 8.52 | 98.93 | |
| December | 14.11 | 4.85 | 72.61 |
World Meteorological Organization 1991–2020 climatological standard normals, submitted for Italy and distributed by NOAA NCEI. Source: WMO climate normals 1991-2020, Roma Fiumicino (16242). As of 2026-11-14.
The facts, in sentences
Plugs and voltage
The IEC world-plugs list shows Italy at 230 volts and 50 hertz, with plug type C, F, and L.
IEC World Plugs. As of 14 November 2026.
Driving side
Article 143 of the Codice della Strada says vehicles must travel on the right side of the carriageway and close to its right edge, even when the road is clear.
Codice della Strada, d.lgs. 285/1992, articolo 143, Normattiva. As of 14 November 2026.
Tap water
CDC's traveler page for Italy, last reviewed 25 August 2026, does not say whether tap water is safe or unsafe. It says food and water standards vary by destination and by what you are doing, and it points readers to CDC's food and water precautions. This page does not turn that into medical advice.
CDC Travelers' Health, Italy. As of 14 November 2026.
Currency
ISO 4217 lists the currency name Euro and the code EUR for Italy.
ISO 4217 currency list (SIX). As of 14 November 2026.
Time zone
IANA's zone1970.tab assigns Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City the zone Europe/Rome.
IANA tzdb zone1970.tab, Europe/Rome. As of 14 November 2026.
Tipping
The national tourism site Italia.it says tipping is not compulsory and there are no established rules, but it is customary to leave an amount close to 10% of the bill when you are satisfied with the service.
Italia.it, money, payments and tipping. As of 14 November 2026.
Entry requirements
The foreign ministry's entry page, which sends you to the Visa for Italy database. We do not restate a visa rule. Ministero degli Affari Esteri: Official entry requirements. Checked 14 November 2026. We do not rewrite the rule.
The other stations
- Rome, Roma Fiumicino: highest average high 30.02°C in August; heaviest water-column month November at 98.93 mm.
- Florence, Firenze Peretola: highest average high 32.42°C in August; heaviest water-column month November at 115.25 mm.
- Venice, Venezia Tessera: highest average high 29.02°C in July; heaviest water-column month May at 80.15 mm.
Hotels, tours, and a plug
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- WMO climate normals 1991-2020, Roma Fiumicino (16242). As of 2026-11-14.
- IEC World Plugs. As of 2026-11-14.
- Codice della Strada, d.lgs. 285/1992, articolo 143, Normattiva. As of 2026-11-14.
- CDC Travelers' Health, Italy. As of 2026-11-14.
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX). As of 2026-11-14.
- IANA tzdb zone1970.tab, Europe/Rome. As of 2026-11-14.
- Italia.it, money, payments and tipping. As of 2026-11-14.
- Ministero degli Affari Esteri. As of 14 November 2026.
- Photograph: Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
