Tuscany · Italy
Florence in October
In October, Florence averages a daytime high of 20 °C and a night-time low of 10 °C, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Florence's most comfortable months, April to June and September.
- Average high
- 20 °C
- Average low
- 10 °C
- Rain in the month
- 84 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 10 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 231
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Florence
October is the 6th warmest month in Florence by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 9 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 18 °C. By day, October is 5 °C cooler than September, and November is 5 °C cooler than October.
October brings 84 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 66 mm (792 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 10 h 50 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 °C | 2 °C | 56 mm | |
| February | 11 °C | 3 °C | 60 mm | |
| March | 14 °C | 5 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 18 °C | 8 °C | 66 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 12 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| June | 27 °C | 16 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| July | 30 °C | 18 °C | 31 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 18 °C | 39 mm | |
| September | 25 °C | 14 °C | 80 mm | Yes |
| October | 20 °C | 10 °C | 84 mm | |
| November | 14 °C | 7 °C | 124 mm | |
| December | 10 °C | 3 °C | 79 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Florence?
Not by the measure used here: about 84 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Florence are April to June and September; the nearest are September, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Florence that are comfortable in October
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Florence
This guide lists 231 places to stay in Florence: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 228 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 149; 1–3 km, 49; 3–10 km, 19; 10 km or more, 14.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.