Winter
Dec → Feb- 5 rainy days · 41 mm
- 6.9 h of sun
RecommendedFairNot recommended· afternoon temperature
| Month | High | Low | Sunshine | Rainfall | Rainy days | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8° | -2° | 7 h | 39 mm | 5 d | |
| February | 12° | 1° | 7.3 h | 43 mm | 5 d | |
| March | 14° | 3° | 8.6 h | 64 mm | 8 d | |
| April | 18° | 7° | 10 h | 69 mm | 9 d | ✓ |
| May | 22° | 12° | 10.7 h | 155 mm | 16 d | ✓ |
| June | 27° | 16° | 12.7 h | 96 mm | 12 d | ✓ |
| July | 30° | 19° | 13.4 h | 68 mm | 11 d | |
| August | 30° | 19° | 11.9 h | 73 mm | 9 d | |
| September | 25° | 14° | 10 h | 86 mm | 9 d | ✓ |
| October | 19° | 10° | 7.4 h | 109 mm | 10 d | ✓ |
| November | 12° | 3° | 6.4 h | 40 mm | 6 d | |
| December | 7° | -1° | 6.5 h | 41 mm | 6 d |
What the 2015-2024 records (Egyptian Museum) show, season by season, to compare at a glance instead of reading twelve rows of a table.
The timing is right, so it is right for everyone: in these months the best places to stay and the small-group tours go first. Here is where to start.
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The time between sunrise and sunset, from shortest to longest. Not to be confused with the sunshine hours in the table above, which count clear skies. In June there are 15h36 of daylight, in December 8h46, a difference of 6h50.
Calculated for the latitude of the reference point "Egyptian Museum" (45.07°). Values on the 15th of each month, local solar time.
What to see and do
EventsSalone Internazionale del LibroMayKappa FuturFestivalJulyTorino Film FestivalNovemberLuci d'ArtistaNovember to JanuaryDetails ↓
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Grid derived from the records (temperature, rainfall), not from an opinion.
What comes back every year, and when. These events fill the hotels and push prices up: something to aim for or to avoid, depending on what you want.
Italy's great book fair fills the Lingotto for five days in May, with events across the city.
Parco Dora, a former steelworks site, hosts a weekend of electronic music in the middle of July.
A week of competition and retrospectives in November, in the historic cinemas of central Turin.
Light installations by contemporary artists illuminate the squares and streets of the centre, from late autumn to January.
Low season, lower prices
Low season, lower prices
Low season, lower prices
Busy, without the crush
High season, book early
Busy, without the crush
High season, book early
Busy, without the crush
Busy, without the crush
Busy, without the crush
Low season, lower prices
Quiet, then the holidays
January. Cool: 8 °C at best, -2 °C at night. Rain stays light: 39 mm over 5 days. Expect 7 h of sunshine a day. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.
February. Cool: 12 °C at best, 1 °C at night. Rain stays light: 43 mm over 5 days. Expect 7.3 h of sunshine a day. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.
March. Cool: 14 °C at best, 3 °C at night. Expect 8 days of rain in the month (64 mm). Expect 8.6 h of sunshine a day. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.
April. Mild, 18 °C in the afternoon and 7 °C early in the morning. Expect 9 days of rain in the month (69 mm). Plenty of sunshine: 10 h a day on average. Busy season, without the crush.
May. Mild, 22 °C in the afternoon and 12 °C early in the morning. Frequent rain: 155 mm over 16 days. Plenty of sunshine: 10.7 h a day on average. High season: book early.
June. 27 °C in the afternoon and 16 °C at night. Expect 12 days of rain in the month (96 mm). Plenty of sunshine: 12.7 h a day on average. Busy season, without the crush.
July. 30 °C in the afternoon and 19 °C at night. Expect 11 days of rain in the month (68 mm). Plenty of sunshine: 13.4 h a day on average. High season: book early.
August. 30 °C in the afternoon and 19 °C at night. Expect 9 days of rain in the month (73 mm). Plenty of sunshine: 11.9 h a day on average. Busy season, without the crush.
September. 25 °C in the afternoon and 14 °C at night. Expect 9 days of rain in the month (86 mm). Plenty of sunshine: 10 h a day on average. Busy season, without the crush.
October. Mild, 19 °C in the afternoon and 10 °C early in the morning. Expect 10 days of rain in the month (109 mm). Expect 7.4 h of sunshine a day. Busy season, without the crush.
November. Cool: 12 °C at best, 3 °C at night. Rain stays light: 40 mm over 6 days. Expect 6.4 h of sunshine a day. Low season: fewer people, lower prices.
December. Deep winter: 7 °C at the warmest of the day, -1 °C at night. Rain stays light: 41 mm over 6 days. Expect 6.5 h of sunshine a day. Quiet at the start of the month, then busier as the holidays approach.
Their best time overlaps with this one: worth comparing before you book.
April to June and September to October: over these months, recorded highs range from 18 to 27 °C, with 11 days of rain a month on average (2015-2024 records, Egyptian Museum).
February: it is the wettest of the months to avoid, with 43 mm over 5 days of rain on average, according to 2015-2024 records at the reference point (Egyptian Museum).
July, with 30 °C on average in the afternoon and 19 °C at night. 2015-2024 records (Egyptian Museum).
December, with 7 °C at best during the day and -1 °C at night. 2015-2024 records (Egyptian Museum).
January: 39 mm over 5 days of rain, against 155 mm in May, the wettest month.
July, with 13.4 h of sunshine a day on average. Note that this counts clear skies, not the length of the day.
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