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Italy

Florence

Peretola, the airport station west of the centre, with a complete 1991–2020 normal.

Figures
FieldFigureSource
Plugs and voltageType C, F, and L, 230 V, 50 HzIEC World Plugs
Driving sideRightCodice della Strada, d.lgs. 285/1992, articolo 143, Normattiva
TippingNot required, about 10% if you doItalia.it, money, payments and tipping
Tap waterNo yes-or-no line from CDCCDC Travelers' Health, Italy
CurrencyEuro (EUR)ISO 4217 currency list (SIX)
Time zoneEurope/RomeIANA tzdb zone1970.tab, Europe/Rome
EntryLink only. No visa rule is restated.Ministero degli Affari Esteri

Firenze Peretola is WMO 16170, the airport station. The centre of the city is a short distance east, in the valley, and this file does not separate the two. The normal is complete for temperature and precipitation, which is why Peretola is usable as the sheet's only station.

The July maximum at this station is higher than the July maximum at both Roma Fiumicino and Venezia Tessera. Winter nights are the cool end of the minimum column. Italia.it's note that a tip near 10% is customary, and not required, is the national line and is not a Florence-only rule.

Month by month

The highest average daily high is 32.42°C in August. The lowest average daily low is 2.06°C in January. The heaviest month in the water column is November at 115.25 mm, and the lightest is July at 24.62 mm. These sentences only restate the table. They are not a ranking of the best month to go.

Station: Firenze Peretola, WMO 16170, the airport west of the centre. Averages for 1991-2020. Elevation: 44 m. The rule runs from that month’s average low to its average high, on this station’s own scale. The black bar under the water figure is that month against the wettest month here.
MonthHigh °CLow °CLow to highPrecipitation (mm)
January11.192.0658.06
February12.682.5463.78
March16.205.0761.42
April20.008.0567.17
May24.3411.9063.01
June29.0516.0144.80
July32.2718.4424.62
August32.4218.4536.46
September27.3214.9866.76
October21.5310.90105.10
November15.606.43115.25
December11.382.6181.36

World Meteorological Organization 1991–2020 climatological standard normals, submitted for Italy and distributed by NOAA NCEI. Source: WMO climate normals 1991-2020, Firenze Peretola (16170). 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

Florence is in Italy, which IANA places in 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.

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