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Best time to visit Pisa

Italy · Europe

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

The year in Pisa

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  1. Pisa in January: ok
  2. Pisa in February: ok
  3. Pisa in March: good
  4. Pisa in April: sweet spot
  5. Pisa in May: good
  6. Pisa in June: sweet spot, busy
  7. Pisa in July: good, busy
  8. Pisa in August: ok, busy
  9. Pisa in September: good, busy
  10. Pisa in October: ok
  11. Pisa in November: ok
  12. Pisa in December: ok
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Go in Apr or Jun — 28C max, 4 rainy days. May is the next best.

Things to do in Pisa

  • Torre Pendente The structure was conceived as the cathedral's bell tower.
  • Duomo di Pisa A splendid cathedral, containing artwork by Giambologna, Della Robbia…
  • Tuttomondo Keith Haring mural.
  • Battistero di San Giovanni Large round Romanesque dome with many sculptured decorations and a fine view up top…
  • Camposanto Monumentale A huge cemetery building with lots of interesting art…
  • San Giuliano Terme Water with beneficial effects and calciferous magnesic sulfate water…
  • Marina di Pisa When you have done the main attractions of Pisa, there is still one little gem left…

Tours and tickets in Pisa

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Pisa), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; 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.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 11° 10d 81% 6.5h ok 11C max, 10 rainy days
Feb 14° 8d 80% 7.4h ok 14C max, 8 rainy days
Mar 16° 7d 74% 9.2h good 16C max, 7 rainy days
Apr 19° 8d 73% 10.8h sweet spot 19C max, 8 rainy days
May 22° 10d 76% 11.6h good 22C max, 10 rainy days
Jun 28° 4d 72% 13.4h sweet spot busy busier than usual
Jul 31° 2d 70% 13.9h goodbusy busier than usual
Aug 32° 4d 69% 12.4h okbusy busier than usual
Sep 27° 7d 74% 10.6h goodbusy busier than usual
Oct 22° 9d 80% 8.3h ok 22C max, 9 rainy days
Nov 16° 13d 83% 6.8h ok 16C max, 13 rainy days
Dec 12° 12d 86% 5.8h ok 12C max, 12 rainy days

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

Weather read at the centre: 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 June to September; quietest from November to February.

Then and now

Pisa's June days now average 28.2°C, 4.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–909.9°10.7°13.4°16.1°20.0°23.4°27.4°27.1°24.0°19.9°14.1°11.1°
2017–2611.4°13.6°15.9°19.2°22.5°28.2°30.9°31.7°26.7°21.9°15.9°12.3°
Change+1.4°+2.8°+2.5°+3.1°+2.4°+4.8°+3.5°+4.6°+2.7°+2.0°+1.8°+1.1°

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

How far Pisa 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 Pisa

  • 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.

In the city centre, just walk. The LAM or city buses run frequently to 18:00 then sparsely to 23:00. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Pisa, 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.

Sources (105)

Pisa in pictures

Pisa Duomo
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Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Duomo and Tower of Pisa at sunrise
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MHoser, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Piazza dei Miracoli (Pisa) 2023.1
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PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Piazza del Duomo Pisa 5
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kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Piazza del Duomo Pisa 1
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kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Pisa is like

Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Italy, best known for its world-famous leaning tower. But the tower isn't the only thing to see – there are other architectural and artistic marvels in this beautiful city. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing
Pisa is divided into 4 historical quarters. There is much more than the leaning tower in the city and several different walking itineraries are available. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing
Take a photo of yourself holding, leaning against, or "anthropologically appropriating" the leaning tower of Pisa. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in
Pisa International Airport This is the main airport for Tuscany, including Florence. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe
Pisa is a safe city. You do not need to worry about your safety (except in some zones at night, such as the area surrounding the station). More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Pisa, 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 Pisa

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Kind of place

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

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