Best time to visit Venice

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

The year in Venice

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Go in Apr–Aug — these months score within a whisker of each other; 29C max, 4 rainy days. Oct is the next best.

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Things to do in Venice

Saint Mark's Basilica Saint Mark's Basilica is on the Piazza San Marco and is one of the highlights of a visit…
Venice International Film Festival Attend the annual film festival, the oldest of its kind.
Doge's Palace Don't miss the guided tour named Secret Itinerary…
Bridge of Sighs Connecting the Doge's Palace with the prison.
Rialto Bridge The bridge has become one of Venice's most recognizable icons and has a history that…
Arsenale Complex of former shipyards and armories in Venice, Italy
Bell tower of St. Mark The current tower dates from 1912…

Tours and tickets in Venice

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Venice/Castello, Venice/Lido, Venice/San Marco, Venice/San Polo), 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	8°	5d	78%	5.9h	ok	8C max, 5 rainy days
Feb	10°	5d	80%	6.7h	ok	10C max, 5 rainy days
Mar	13°	7d	75%	8.8h	ok	13C max, 7 rainy days
Apr	17°	7d	72%	10.4h	sweet spot	17C max, 7 rainy days
May	21°	11d	75%	10.9h	sweet spot	21C max, 11 rainy days
Jun	27°	4d	72%	13.2h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Jul	29°	4d	68%	13.2h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Aug	29°	4d	67%	12.2h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Sep	24°	7d	73%	10.2h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Oct	19°	7d	80%	7.8h	good	19C max, 7 rainy days
Nov	13°	8d	79%	6.0h	ok	13C max, 8 rainy days
Dec	9°	6d	82%	4.9h	ok	9C max, 6 rainy days

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

Weather read at St Mark's Square, 8 km from the airport (VCE): 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 January.

Then and now

Venice's June days now average 26.6°C, 3.6°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	6.3°	7.7°	11.4°	15.4°	20.0°	23.1°	26.5°	26.1°	22.8°	18.0°	11.4°	7.7°
2017–26	7.6°	10.0°	13.3°	16.9°	21.0°	26.6°	28.6°	29.2°	24.2°	19.1°	13.1°	8.8°
Change	+1.3°	+2.2°	+1.8°	+1.6°	+1.0°	+3.6°	+2.1°	+3.1°	+1.3°	+1.1°	+1.7°	+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 Venice 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 Venice

Tap a contactless bank card or phone on the reader at the vaporetto stop each time you board; there is no tap out on boats. A ride costs €9.50 and lasts 75 minutes, and spending is capped at the 1-, 2-, 3- and 7-day pass prices (€25 to €65). Validate a ticket from the AVM Venezia app or a machine at the stop at the start of each trip and at every change.

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.

Venice, the world's only pedestrian city, is easily walkable, and the absence of cars makes this a particularly pleasant experience. More on Wikivoyage

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

Ferries from Venice

Pellestrina → Chioggia · about 25 min
Pula - Venezia
Βενετία- Ηγουμενίτσα - Πάτρα

Crossings within 60 km, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Times are typical where the map records them.

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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Venice in pictures

Ca' Rezzonico (Venice) — i

Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Panorama Salute San Marco from Zitelle Venice on Easter 2013 — i

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

Ponte di Rialto Venice 1 — i

kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chiesa di San Biagio (Venice) — i

Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Courtyard of the Doge's Palace (Venice) 001 — i

Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Venice is like

Venice (Italian: Venezia; Venetian: Venexia) is a sanctuary on a lagoon that is virtually the same as it was 600 years ago, which adds to the fascinating character. Venice has decayed since its heyday and suffers from overtourism, but the romantic charm remains. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Venice is packed full of sights, with something interesting to see around each corner. The most spectacular sights, such as the Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica, are in San Marco, the historic seat of power. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: La Biennale di Venezia is one of the most well-known culture institutions. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Water plays a crucial role in transportation, as Venice is on a lagoon. Whichever way you arrive, the last part of your journey will be on foot from the nearest waterbus/watertaxi jetty. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Venice is considered a safe city. You have to take the habitual travellers' precautions however. More on Wikivoyage
Staying healthy: Do not touch or swim in the extremely polluted water in the canals. Some of that water comes from the surrounding Venetian Lagoon, but the rest comes straight from toilets and kitchen sinks. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Venice, 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 Venice

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Kind of place

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

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