Florence vs Bologna: which is sunnier?
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇮🇹 Italy · 81 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Florence and Bologna are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,390 vs 2,327 hours a year. Florence has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Bologna in 1 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Florence | Bologna | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,390 | 2,327 |
| Sunniest month | August (86/100) | June (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 19/100 | 15/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 83/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 737 mm | 657 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Florence vs Bologna month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | Bologna | Florence | Bologna | Florence | Bologna | |
| January | 7 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 55 | 41 |
| February | 13 | 14 | 10° | 10° | 66 | 58 |
| March | 41 | 48 | 14° | 15° | 63 | 54 |
| April | 76 | 76 | 19° | 19° | 57 | 52 |
| May | 81 | 81 | 23° | 25° | 63 | 62 |
| June | 85 | 83 | 29° | 30° | 44 | 50 |
| July | 78 | 68 | 33° | 34° | 33 | 39 |
| August | 86 | 77 | 32° | 33° | 40 | 39 |
| September | 81 | 82 | 26° | 27° | 66 | 58 |
| October | 77 | 79 | 21° | 21° | 84 | 74 |
| November | 44 | 39 | 15° | 14° | 96 | 82 |
| December | 13 | 7 | 10° | 9° | 70 | 48 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Florence · Feb even · Mar Bologna · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Florence · Aug Florence · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Florence · Dec Florence.
When to pick which
- November–February: Florence (average score 19/100 vs 15). Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 10°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Florence averages 66/100, Bologna 68/100. Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: Florence (average score 83/100 vs 76). Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Florence averages 79/100, Bologna 81/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Florence weather by month · Bologna weather by month · Best time to visit Italy.
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