Rome’s climate is Mediterranean, but with some slight continental elements. Winter is mild and quite rainy, but it can get cold at night; Winter is mild and quite rainy, but it can get cold at night; summer is hot and sunny, with some rare afternoon thunderstorm.

The city is located in central Italy, on a plain, and about 25 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The average temperature for the coldest month (January) is 7.7 °C; the average temperature for the hottest months (July, August) is 25.6 °C.