January in Capri: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.9/10January averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 100 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Capri — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.7/10February averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 57 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.7/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Capri — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.3/10Expect 11°C (52°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 80 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.3/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Capri — 4.5 points higher on the same scale.
April in Capri — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.9/10April averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 52 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.9/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Capri: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.2/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 65 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.2/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination. That combination — decent conditions at the lowest rates of the year — is the best value window on this page.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Capri — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
June in Capri — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 8.9/10June averages 21°C (70°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Expect 34 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 daylight hours.
A 8.9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Capri (3rd of 12); only July scores higher, at 9.8/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
July in Capri — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.8/10July averages 25°C (76°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rain is a non-issue at 5 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.7 hours of daylight to work with.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Capri at 9.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
August is one of the strongest months in Capri (2nd)
Best window · 9.7/10With 25°C (77°F) on average, August delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
With around 37 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.7 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Capri at 9.7/10 (2nd of 12), just behind July at 9.8/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
September in Capri — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.8/10With 22°C (72°F) on average, September delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
128 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Capri — 2 points higher on the same scale.
October in Capri: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 7/10October averages 20°C (67°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rainfall runs 98 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 7/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Capri — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.6/10November averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 160 mm — wet for this destination — but about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 4.6/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? July scores 5.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Capri — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.5/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
125 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 4.5/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Capri — 5.3 points higher on the same scale.
