Destination guide

Rome

Best in April to June, September and October, 19 to 28 °C by day either side of a 31 °C summer. The Leonardo Express runs nonstop from the airport to Termini in 32 minutes.

Facts checked 11 September 2026Fares day by dayFrom the airport
The Colosseum, Rome

The Colosseum, Rome. Photograph from Unsplash.

Airport
Fiumicino
FCO, 24 km out
Time
1 hour ahead
of London in October
Currency
Euro
EUR
Plug
Types C, F and L
230 V, adaptor needed
Language
Italian
official language
Entry rules
gov.uk

Best months to go

Every figure is from the weather service named under the strip. Nothing here is a guess.

April to June and September to October. Highs of 19 to 28 °C, daily lows of 9 to 17 °C, rain on three to seven days a month, and 201 to 299 hours of sun.

July and August reach 31 to 32 °C by day with almost no rain, 20 to 30 mm on two days a month, and 320 to 338 hours of sun.

November and December are the wettest months, 98 to 108 mm on nine days, with highs of 13 to 17 °C.

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3
7
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13
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8
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16
6
7
M
19
9
7
A
22
13
6
M
28
17
3
J
31
19
2
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32
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2
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27
16
6
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22
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7
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17
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13
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Months we would go. Bars are the average daily high in °C, the small number under each is the average daily low.The bottom row is days a month with rain. NOAA normals 1991 to 2020, Rome Ciampino, read from Wikipedia on 11 September 2026. Rain days are days with at least 1 mm.
Spring, Mar to May
16 to 22 °C

Daily lows of 6 to 13 °C. Rain on six or seven days a month, sunshine from 203 hours to 277.

Summer, Jun to Aug
28 to 32 °C

Daily lows of 17 to 20 °C. Rain on two or three days a month and 299 to 338 hours of sun.

Autumn, Sep to Nov
27 down to 17 °C

27 °C by day in September. Rain rises from 65 mm to 108 mm by November, the wettest month.

Winter, Dec to Feb
12 to 13 °C

Daily lows of 3 to 5 °C. Rain on seven to nine days a month and 147 to 172 hours of sun.

Getting in from the airport

Times, frequencies and fares as the operators print them, read 11 September 2026. A fare is only here when the operator prints one.

Fiumicino (FCO) south west of the city by the coast
Main airport
Leonardo Express train
€14 single
Roma Termini, nonstop
Every 15 minutes, 32 minutes
FL1 regional train
€8 single
Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina
Every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 at weekends, 48 minutes to Tiburtina
Taxi
€55
The centre inside the Aurelian Walls, at the fixed fare set by the city
All supplements included, the same both ways

Aeroporti di Roma and Trenitalia pages, and the Comune di Roma taxi tariff of June 2026, read 11 September 2026.

Cheapest fares we found, London to Rome

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Distance
1,440 km
900 miles in a straight line
Time difference
1 hour ahead
Rome against London
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Fares are for one adult in economy, taxes and charges included, found by our own search on the dates shown. Payment is always taken in pounds.

Flights and hotels

The cheapest one way fare we found to Rome from each departure city, one adult, economy, about a month from today.

Fares to Rome are still being checked. The flights to Rome page prices every departure city as they land.

One way, one adult, economy, the cheapest day we found about a month from today. Taxes and charges included, paid in pounds.

Hotels in Rome

Priced in pounds, with the stay total shown before you book.