Best time to visit The Amalfi Coast

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All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in The Amalfi Coast

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Go in Jun–Sep — these months score within a whisker of each other; 31C max, 2 rainy days. Apr is the next best.

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Things to do in The Amalfi Coast

Mount Vesuvius Active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
Blue Grotto Sea cave on the coast of Capri, Italy
Villa Jovis Historical building in Capri, Italy
Villa of the Papyri Ancient Roman villa in Ercolano, Italy
Villa of the Mysteries Building in Pompei, Italy
Amphitheatre of Pompeii Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy
Amalfi Cathedral Cathedral in Italy

Tours and tickets in The Amalfi Coast

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	13°	11d	80%	6.9h	ok	13C max, 11 rainy days
Feb	14°	9d	79%	8.3h	ok	14C max, 9 rainy days
Mar	16°	10d	77%	9.5h	ok	16C max, 10 rainy days
Apr	19°	9d	75%	10.8h	good	19C max, 9 rainy days
May	22°	9d	76%	11.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Jun	28°	2d	72%	13.3h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Jul	31°	2d	68%	13.8h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Aug	31°	2d	70%	12.8h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Sep	27°	6d	73%	10.9h	sweet spot	27C max, 6 rainy days
Oct	22°	8d	80%	9.2h	good	22C max, 8 rainy days
Nov	18°	14d	83%	7.0h	ok	18C max, 14 rainy days
Dec	15°	11d	81%	6.7h	ok	15C max, 11 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Amalfi: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from May to August; quietest from November to February.

Then and now

The Amalfi Coast's June days now average 28.3°C, 4.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	12.1°	12.1°	13.9°	16.6°	20.3°	23.7°	27.4°	27.5°	25.0°	21.2°	16.2°	13.3°
2017–26	12.9°	14.3°	15.9°	18.9°	22.4°	28.3°	31.0°	31.2°	26.9°	22.4°	17.8°	14.6°
Change	+0.8°	+2.2°	+2.0°	+2.3°	+2.1°	+4.6°	+3.6°	+3.8°	+1.9°	+1.3°	+1.6°	+1.3°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Napoli (NAP), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Napoli.

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far The Amalfi Coast is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F and L plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Italy: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — By law, shops, cafés and bars must take a card payment of any amount, and refusing one is fined. Carry a little cash for tips.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Not customary; restaurants outside Rome often add a cover charge (coperto). Leaving the change in cafés and taxis is common.

Getting around The Amalfi Coast

SITA SUD buses link Amalfi with Positano and Sorrento, Ravello and Salerno: buy tickets at SITA's ticket office in Salerno, authorised sellers or in the UNICO Campania app, and validate them, or check in in the app, as you board. A COSTIERASITA ticket (€10) gives unlimited rides for 24 hours from its first validation, with your name and date of birth written on it; other ticket prices rose on 1 October 2026. Travelmar ferries sail all year from Salerno's Piazza Concordia, by the railway station, to Amalfi (35 minutes, €12) and Positano (70 minutes, €17); buy at the port ticket offices on the day or online. From Naples airport, Pintour buses run to the Amalfi Coast by way of Pompei and Vietri, and Curreri buses to Sorrento.

Apps — Rides: FreeNow, itTaxi, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. In Rome these apps book licensed taxis; Uber also offers the dearer Uber Black.

Many people rent the ubiquitous scooters, which is an indeed a good option, if you have previous experience, otherwise the heavy traffic and narrow roads makes this a bad place to learn. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Amalfi Coast, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — police 112 · ambulance 118 · fire 115.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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The Amalfi Coast in pictures

Watchtower on Amalfi Coast 01 — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amalfi vista dal mare 2 Campania — i

Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amalfi (Italy) — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amalfi, Italia, 2023 03 26, DD 27 — i

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Amalfi, Italia, 2023 03 26, DD 28 — i

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What The Amalfi Coast is like

The Amalfi Coast lies in the southwestern region of Campania, Italy. For its extraordinary beauty and its iconic medieval cliffside Mediterranean fishing villages, it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The Amalfi coast is renowned for its diversity; every town has its own character and interesting sites. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Sentiero Degli Dei. The Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods) is a spectacular hiking trail along the Amalfi Coast, offering panoramic views of the sea, cliffs, and villages below. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Most trips to Amalfi are done by boat, commonly people use Naples as a transit point, but you can also take ferries from Capri, Salerno and Paestum during the summer months. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Pickpockets are always around. Keep your bags and valuables around and make sure your phones and wallets are with you at all times. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Amalfi Coast, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around The Amalfi Coast

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Kind of place

The Amalfi Coast is in Italy, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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