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About
Naples is the regional capital of Campania, Italy. With a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits, it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest city of Italy after Rome and Milan, while its province-level municipality is the third most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,958,410 residents. Its metropolitan area, the seventh most populous in the European Union, stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 30 kilometres. Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, being home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.
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Why visit
Naples rewards travelers willing to embrace chaos. Eat the world's best margherita pizza at Da Michele or Sorbillo, then pasta with seafood along the Spaccanapoli alleys. Visit the Naples Archaeological Museum for treasures from Pompeii and Herculaneum; both day-trippable. Walk the buried Greek-Roman city beneath the streets at Napoli Sotterranea. The Capodimonte Museum holds Caravaggio's 'Flagellation,' and the cliff-top Castel Sant'Elmo offers the best bay panorama. Capri, Ischia, and the Amalfi Coast are all easy ferry or train rides from here.
When to avoid
Naples has real petty-crime issues; pickpockets work the metro, train station (Garibaldi), and Spanish Quarter aggressively. Don't flash valuables or use phones obviously near scooter traffic. The Quartieri Spagnoli and Sanità districts can feel intimidating after dark; stick to lit main streets. Vesuvius is an active volcano; unlikely to erupt during your visit but worth knowing. Driving in central Naples is genuinely insane; don't attempt it. Sundays in August (ferragosto) shut much of the city down. Some shopkeepers short-change tourists; count carefully.
Hot dry summer
From June through September, Naples basks in classic Mediterranean summer; highs around 28 to 31°C, lows near 20°C, with reliable sunshine and almost no rain July to August. The bay shimmers cobalt, ferries to Capri and Ischia run constantly, and life moves outdoors after dusk. Heatwaves can push temperatures past 35°C and humidity is sticky near the water. The Festa di San Gennaro (September 19) marks the saint's blood-liquefaction miracle, packing the cathedral. Avoid mid-August when locals flee and many restaurants close.
Mild wet winter
From November through February, Naples turns mild and damp; highs around 13 to 15°C, lows near 7°C, with most of the year's ~755 mm rain falling in autumn and winter, often as heavy bursts. Snow on Vesuvius is photogenic but rare. Christmas in Naples is spectacular; the Via San Gregorio Armeno is lined with workshops making elaborate nativity scenes (presepi) year-round. Restaurants serve hearty pasta e fagioli and sfogliatelle pastries. Spring (April to May) and autumn (October) are the city's best windows; mild, dry, and uncrowded.
The next week in Naples
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Thunderstorm
21° / 16°
25.7 mm
UV High
Sat
Thunderstorm
20° / 14°
15.9 mm
UV High
Sun
Overcast
22° / 12°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
22° / 13°
UV High
Tue
Partly cloudy
22° / 14°
UV High
Wed
Overcast
23° / 14°
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
32° / 5°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.4h
05:46 – 20:11local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Naples
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Naples International Airport (NAP) at 7 km.
Getting around Naples
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
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Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Ninane.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.