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Florence in October

Warm and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Florence is warm: highs near 72°F, lows near 52°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 1 minute from the first week to the last.October in Florence is warm: highs near 22°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 1 minute from the first week to the last.

High
72°F22°Caverage
Low
52°F11°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 36% of days
Daylight
10h 53mon average

Is October a good time to visit Florence?

Yes. October is one of Florence's best months (May to June, or September to October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 72°F in October, against 52°F to 90°F through the year.Highs near 22°C in October, against 11°C to 32°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

36% of days in October, against 19% to 44% through the year.

Cloud cover

55% cover in October, against 26% to 66% through the year.

Daylight

10h 53m in October, against 8h 58m to 15h 24m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September80°27°low 59°low 15°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. October72°22°low 52°low 11°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. November62°17°low 45°low 7°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Florence sits, in October

Europe/Rome
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
7:28 AMsets 6:33 PM
Above the sea
50 mlow-lying
Latitude
43.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Montalcino81 km south

The land around Florence, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Italy in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Florence

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Florence. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (50 m) against the climate model's (197 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (50 m) against the climate model's (197 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.