Rome is very hot and humid, dusty, lots of walking and limited AC. Florence, Venice, Amalfi Coast, Dolomites all mentioned above will be cooler and more pleasant in the summer than Rome. Bring very light clothes, lots of water and, as a pp mentioned, make lots of stops for gelato!

Lovely time to visit the Amalfi Coast, we went to Positano and Capri and had an awesome time.

We were in Florence in early July. Really hot but not quite as humid as DC. It was also much hotter in the city than if you drive a bit out into the country.

Anonymous wrote:Get a pool. Stay out of the cities. Head for lakes or the sea.

or the Dolomites.

it was 72 in November when I traveled and couldn't imagine doing it in summer with more heat and many more people

Get a pool. Stay out of the cities. Head for lakes or the sea.

It's super crowded then.

We went to Rome last year in July. It was hot, but not unbearable, definitely not as humid as DC gets. Good reason to wear fun summer clothing. Also, because of the weather, we stayed at a hotel that had a pool. It was nice to be able to take a dip either before or after a full day of being a tourist and walking everywhere.

Anonymous wrote:At least as hot but not as humid. They are less likely to provide ice for your drinks or a/c.

Perfect reason to get gelato. Got them pretty much every day.

At least as hot but not as humid. They are less likely to provide ice for your drinks or a/c.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Same as dc

With heat, humidity, or both?

DP... IMO, I don't think it's as humid in Rome as it is in DC. It cetainly can get hot, though, and like a PP stated, not much a/c but a lot of walking.

Anonymous wrote:Same as dc

With heat, humidity, or both?

Same as dc

Rome is damn hot and they aren't into ac as much as we are in the US.

Compared to DC... how would you say Rome is in July? As hot? As humid? Or less?

What about Venice? Florence?