Roma Fiumicino is WMO 16242. The station height in the normals file is the figure in the caption. It is the main airport, on the coast, about a half hour from the centre on a good day, and the climate is the airport's. Ciampino's summer rain is missing in the WMO file, so Ciampino is not used.

The warm months and the drier summer precipitation are visible in the table without being promoted to a best month. If you are in the centre rather than at the airport, treat the nights and the sea breeze as unread by this station. We do not invent an urban adjustment.

Month by month

The highest average daily high is 30.02°C in August. The lowest average daily low is 3.43°C in January. The heaviest month in the water column is November at 98.93 mm, and the lightest is July at 12.31 mm. These sentences only restate the table. They are not a ranking of the best month to go.

Station: Roma Fiumicino, WMO 16242. Coastal airport, not the historic centre. Averages for 1991-2020. Elevation: 5 m. The rule runs from that month’s average low to its average high, on this station’s own scale. The black bar under the water figure is that month against the wettest month here.
Month	High °C	Low °C	Precipitation (mm)
January	13.23	3.43	53.84
February	13.93	3.71	57.90
March	16.10	5.71	51.50
April	18.89	8.20	46.72
May	22.98	11.80	37.09
June	27.09	15.86	18.66
July	29.56	18.42	12.31
August	30.02	18.89	23.33
September	26.43	15.99	59.79
October	22.43	12.33	89.97
November	17.83	8.52	98.93
December	14.11	4.85	72.61

World Meteorological Organization 1991–2020 climatological standard normals, submitted for Italy and distributed by NOAA NCEI. Source: WMO climate normals 1991-2020, Roma Fiumicino (16242). As of 2026-11-14.

The facts, in sentences

Plugs and voltage

The IEC world-plugs list shows Italy at 230 volts and 50 hertz, with plug type C, F, and L.

IEC World Plugs. As of 14 November 2026.

Driving side

Article 143 of the Codice della Strada says vehicles must travel on the right side of the carriageway and close to its right edge, even when the road is clear.

Codice della Strada, d.lgs. 285/1992, articolo 143, Normattiva. As of 14 November 2026.

Tap water

CDC's traveler page for Italy, last reviewed 25 August 2026, does not say whether tap water is safe or unsafe. It says food and water standards vary by destination and by what you are doing, and it points readers to CDC's food and water precautions. This page does not turn that into medical advice.

CDC Travelers' Health, Italy. As of 14 November 2026.

Currency

ISO 4217 lists the currency name Euro and the code EUR for Italy.

ISO 4217 currency list (SIX). As of 14 November 2026.

Time zone

Rome is in Italy, which IANA places in Europe/Rome.

IANA tzdb zone1970.tab, Europe/Rome. As of 14 November 2026.

Tipping

The national tourism site Italia.it says tipping is not compulsory and there are no established rules, but it is customary to leave an amount close to 10% of the bill when you are satisfied with the service.

Italia.it, money, payments and tipping. As of 14 November 2026.

Entry requirements

The foreign ministry's entry page, which sends you to the Visa for Italy database. We do not restate a visa rule. Ministero degli Affari Esteri: Official entry requirements. Checked 14 November 2026. We do not rewrite the rule.

Hotels, tours, and a plug

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