Lazio · Italy
Rome in March
In March, Rome averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 56 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Rome's most comfortable months, April to June.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 56 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 509
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Rome
March is the 9th warmest month in Rome by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 13 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 5 °C to 20 °C. By day, March is 2 °C warmer than February, and April is 3 °C warmer than March.
March brings 56 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 62 mm (740 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 9 h 10 min at the shortest and 15 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 °C | 5 °C | 74 mm | |
| February | 14 °C | 5 °C | 62 mm | |
| March | 16 °C | 7 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 9 °C | 59 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 13 °C | 40 mm | Yes |
| June | 27 °C | 17 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| July | 30 °C | 19 °C | 13 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 20 °C | 21 mm | |
| September | 27 °C | 17 °C | 80 mm | |
| October | 23 °C | 13 °C | 88 mm | |
| November | 18 °C | 9 °C | 118 mm | |
| December | 14 °C | 6 °C | 94 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 March a good time to visit Rome?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Rome are April to June; the nearest are June, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Italy in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Rome
This guide lists 509 places to stay in Rome: 13 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 496 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 73; 1–3 km, 376; 3–10 km, 58; 10 km or more, 2.
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; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.