January in Cortona — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5/10Expect 5°C (40°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 49 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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, June is materially better in Cortona — 4.5 points higher on the same scale.
February in Cortona — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.9/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 38 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 5.9/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 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.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Cortona — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
March in Cortona: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.9/10March averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 48 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.9/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? June scores 2.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April ranks 4th of 12 for Cortona — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.5/10Expect 11°C (51°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 45 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Cortona at 8.5/10 (4th of 12), just behind June at 9.5/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May in Cortona — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.3/10May averages 17°C (62°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 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight.
A 9.3/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cortona (2nd of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.5/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June in Cortona — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.5/10At 23°C (73°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 39 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cortona at 9.5/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. 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, a hat and real sun protection.
July in Cortona: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.7/10Days in July average 27°C (81°F) — front-load outdoor plans before the heat builds and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
At just 10 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 hours of daylight.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Cortona — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
August holds up well in Cortona — 5th best month
Good · 8.2/10August averages 26°C (78°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 36 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 daylight hours.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
September ranks 3rd of 12 for Cortona — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.6/10September averages 20°C (68°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cortona (3rd of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.5/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Cortona: strong conditions, 7th of 12
Good · 7.5/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 60 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Cortona — 2 points higher on the same scale.
November in Cortona — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.4/10Expect 9°C (49°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 73 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.4/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.5/10 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, June is materially better in Cortona — 4.1 points higher on the same scale.
December in Cortona: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.9/10December averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 61 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.5/10 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? June scores 4.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
