January in Riomaggiore — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.6/10January averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 59 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.6/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 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? April scores 3.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Riomaggiore — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6/10February averages 9°C (49°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 about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 6/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 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? April scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Riomaggiore — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.1/10Expect 10°C (51°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 60 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
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.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Riomaggiore — 1.7 points higher on the same scale.
April in Riomaggiore — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.8/10April 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.
Expect 44 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.2 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Riomaggiore at 8.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Plan for 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
May holds up well in Riomaggiore — 5th best month
Good · 8/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
104 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 8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
June is one of the strongest months in Riomaggiore (2nd)
Best window · 8.6/10June averages 22°C (71°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 77 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.3 hours of daylight.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Riomaggiore (2nd of 12); only April scores higher, at 8.8/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
July is one of the strongest months in Riomaggiore (3rd)
Best window · 8.5/10July averages 25°C (77°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 28 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 daylight hours.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Riomaggiore (3rd of 12); only April scores higher, at 8.8/10.
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, a hat and real sun protection.
August in Riomaggiore — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 8/10At 26°C (78°F) this is comfortable city weather in August, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 49 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
September in Riomaggiore — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 8.2/10At 21°C (70°F) this is comfortable city weather in September, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 74 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.2/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Riomaggiore — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.3/10October averages 18°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 99 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.3/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 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? April scores 2.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Riomaggiore — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6/10November 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 85 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.4 hours of daylight.
It scores 6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 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 packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? April scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Riomaggiore: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Expect 10°C (49°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 65 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 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, April is materially better in Riomaggiore — 3.2 points higher on the same scale.
