Italy
Rome in October
🍂 AutumnPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why October scores 9.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.5
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24.1°C highs / 14.5°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 12.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~76 mm rain)
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.4 Excellent | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 24° / 15° | 24° / 14° |
| Rain | 76 mm | 53 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 12° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy 2–4 Oct · 3 days off in a row
- All Saints' Day 30 Oct – 1 Nov · 3 days off in a row
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.
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
Coming up later
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
Natale di RomaEvery year21 April every year
Rome's legendary birthday is marked with historical parades in Roman costume.
Why go: Some museums hold special events.
Where: Circus Maximus and the centre
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
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
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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