Florence in July

When to go

July brings hot afternoons and few rain days in the climate normals listed here, so check a forecast closer to your dates. The city's official tourism site lists the feast of Sant'Anna late in the month, a celebration of the city's liberation from the Duke of Athens. The Uffizi Galleries ask for clothing suited to a formal museum setting, so read their rules before you pack for a summer visit.

Trip facts

• The World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Information Service lists 1971–2000 climate normals for Florence (FIRENZE), supplied by the Italian Air Force Department of Meteorology, with a mean daily maximum temperature of 31.4 °C (88.5 °F), a mean daily minimum temperature of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F), and a mean total rainfall of 36.7 mm over a mean of 3.5 rain days in July. (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-16)
• FeelFlorence, the official tourism website of the Municipality and Metropolitan City of Florence, says the city celebrates Sant'Anna on July 26th, in memory of the liberation from the tyranny of the Duke of Athens in 1343. (www.feelflorence.it, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Uffizi Galleries' rules for visitors say clothing appropriate to the formal setting of the museum is required, give visiting in a bathing costume or skimpy clothing as an example of what is considered inappropriate, and say it is forbidden to walk barefoot or bare-chested in the museum. (www.uffizi.it, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze lists opening hours from 8:15 am to 6:50 pm (last admission at 6:10 pm), says it is closed on January 1, December 25 and every Monday, and says reservations are highly recommended because without one the wait for access may be long. (www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.it, checked 2026-10-16)
• The EU's official travel site describes the Entry/Exit System (EES) as an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay each time they cross the external borders of the European countries using it, and its list of those countries includes Italy. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-16)
• The EU's official travel site says the progressive implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES) lasted until 9 April 2026, and that from 10 April 2026 the EES is fully operational at all external border crossing points of the European countries using the system. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-16)
• The EU's official travel site says ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point, and that the European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-16)
• FeelFlorence says the historic center is not suitable for cars, that Florence's ZTL (Traffic Restricted Zone) covers large parts of the historical centre and runs Monday to Friday 7:30–20:00 and Saturday 7:30–16:00 (off on Sundays and holidays), and that a summer night-time ZTL, from the 1st Thursday of April to the 1st Sunday of October, extends it from 23:00 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to 03:00 the following morning. (www.feelflorence.it, checked 2026-10-16)
• FeelFlorence says Florence's tramway has two lines: T1 Leonardo, from the Villa Costanza car park in Scandicci to Firenze Santa Maria Novella station and on towards Careggi, and T2 Vespucci, from Santa Maria Novella station to the airport, which from 25 January 2025 continues to Piazza San Marco, with trams every 5 minutes and rides of approximately 20 minutes on both. (www.feelflorence.it, checked 2026-10-16)
• FeelFlorence says the amount of Florence's tourist tax depends on the accommodation type and classification, that it is calculated per person and per night up to a maximum of 7 consecutive nights, and that exemptions include, among others, children under the age of 12. (www.feelflorence.it, checked 2026-10-16)