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Weather risk for filming in Rome

Three exterior days in Rome in November: rain hits at least one with 82 % probability. In July it is 34 %. The tool is set to Rome — enter your own days.

Three exterior days in Rome: in November rain hits at least one of them with 82 % probability, in July with 34 %. Choose your month and number of days.
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Rain risk in Rome, month by month

Rome averages 13 rain days in November and 4 in July. A rain day here is any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation, averaged over 2015–2024. The risk columns assume every exterior day can be lost; the cover-day column is what you need to be 90 % sure a five-day exterior block finishes.

Rome: rain days and risk for 3 or 5 exterior days (Open-Meteo/ERA5, 2015–2024)
MonthRain days3 days: ≥ 1 hit5 days: ≥ 1 hitCover days (5 d, 90 %)Sun/dayMean temp
January1069 %86 %37.0 h7.6 °C
February968 %85 %38.3 h9.2 °C
March1069 %86 %39.3 h11.0 °C
April966 %83 %310.9 h14.0 °C
May1277 %91 %311.8 h18.1 °C
June649 %67 %213.3 h23.3 °C
July434 %50 %213.8 h26.9 °C
August541 %58 %212.7 h26.5 °C
September966 %83 %310.9 h21.8 °C
October1173 %89 %38.8 h17.5 °C
November1382 %94 %47.0 h12.9 °C
December1069 %86 %36.9 h9.0 °C

When to shoot exteriors in Rome

Weighing daylight against rain days, July comes out best: 14 h 56 min of daylight, 4 rain days and 13.8 hours of sunshine a day. The sunniest month is July (13.8 h a day).

The month matters here: five exterior days run a 50 % risk of losing at least one day in July, but 94 % in November — 2 against 4 cover days for 90 % certainty.

Rain days are not grey days: even in November, the wettest month, the sun shines 7.0 hours a day on average. Many of those rain days are wet for an hour, not all day — if your scenes can wait out a shower, lower the share slider in the tool.

Frequently asked

What is the rainiest month in Rome?

November, with 13 days of at least 1 mm rain on average (2015–2024). The driest is July with 4.

How many cover days should I plan for an exterior shoot in Rome?

For five exterior days and 90 % certainty: 2 in July, 4 in November. The tool above calculates it for your exact number of days.

Is this a weather forecast?

No — it is climate: what the last ten years looked like on average. From about ten days before the shoot, the national weather service forecast is the better source.