Best time to visit Milan

September is the best month in Milan, scoring 80 out of 100, with December the weakest at 45. The 35-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 5 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

July is the warmest month at 29.3 °C and January the coolest at 7.6 °C — a 21.7 °C spread across the year. Around 32 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in July and the months either side. 36 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. May carries the rain — up to 14 wet days in a month — while January to February drop as low as 7. That 7-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Milan, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 8.7 hours in winter to 15.7 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are September, October, June. The one to think twice about is December. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Milan month by month