Tuscany · Italy
Siena travel guide
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy, home to about 53,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- FLR56 km · Florence Airport, Peretola
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Language
- Italian
When to go
The best time to visit Siena
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siena are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
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).
Getting there
Getting to Siena: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pisa International Airport (PSA, 86 km) and Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG, 99 km) are also within reach.
FLR · Florence Airport, Peretola
PSA · Pisa International Airport
PEG · Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport
Questions
Siena: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Siena?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siena are May, June, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Siena?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Pisa International Airport (PSA, 86 km) and Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Siena?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Siena
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.