Italy
Rome in May
🌷 SpringPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 9.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.7
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24.4°C highs / 13.9°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 11.7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~53 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~10 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| May | Oct | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.5 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 24° / 14° | 24° / 15° |
| Rain | 53 mm | 76 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 12° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 10 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: Labor Day (1 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore RomeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyItaly's capital, with nearly 3,000 years of history from the Colosseum and Forum to the Vatican and baroque piazzas.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
Feast of Saints Peter and PaulEvery year29 June every year
The feast of Rome's patron saints, a city holiday.
Why go: Some shops and offices close.
Where: Citywide, especially St Peter's
Rome Film FestivalDate variesUsually mid to late October
A film festival with premieres and public screenings.
Why go: Some screenings are open to the public.
Where: Auditorium Parco della Musica
EasterDate variesUsually March or April, date moves each year
The Pope celebrates Holy Week services and gives the Urbi et Orbi blessing.
Why go: Expect large crowds.
Where: St Peter's Square and the Vatican
Colosseum, Forum and Palatine
Ancient Roman amphitheatre and the ruins of the city's political centre.
💡 Book tickets ahead.
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Huge papal art collections including Michelangelo's ceiling.
💡 Book ahead to avoid long queues.
St Peter's Basilica
The world's largest church, with Michelangelo's dome.
💡 Shoulders and knees must be covered.
Pantheon
A Roman temple with a famous open dome.
Trevi Fountain
A huge baroque fountain.
💡 Very crowded; go early in the morning.
Trastevere
A neighbourhood of narrow lanes, churches and restaurants across the Tiber.
Cacio e pepe
Pasta with pecorino cheese and black pepper.
💡 Trattorias
Carbonara
Pasta with egg, pecorino, guanciale and pepper.
💡 Trattorias
Amatriciana
Pasta with tomato, guanciale and pecorino.
💡 Trattorias
Supplì
Fried rice balls with mozzarella inside.
💡 Pizzerias and street food shops
Carciofi alla giudia
Whole fried artichokes from the Roman Jewish tradition.
💡 Restaurants in the Jewish Ghetto, mainly in spring
Leather goods
Gloves, bags and belts.
💡 Leather shops
Religious items
Rosaries, medals and icons.
💡 Shops near the Vatican
Vintage finds
Antiques and second-hand goods.
💡 Porta Portese market on Sunday mornings