Pisa

"Pisa pesa per chi posa" | "Pisa weighs heavy on the visitor" (a wry play on the Tower)

Why visit

Pisa rewards travelers willing to look beyond the Leaning Tower selfie, the cathedral's bronze doors. Pulpits by Giovanni Pisano. The Camposanto's frescoes (badly damaged in WWII. Partially restored). Romanesque churches throughout the old city, the National Museum of San Matteo, and the daily lungarno walk. Spring (April to June) and autumn (September to October) are best. The Luminara di San Ranieri (June 16) lights 70,000 candles along the Arno, memorable. Use Pisa as a launchpad for Lucca (45 min), the Cinque Terre, or rural Tuscany.

When to avoid

Mid-summer crowds at the Tower can mean two-hour queues. Book timed tickets online weeks ahead. Mid-summer also brings heat (often 33°C+) and aggressive vendors selling souvenirs around the Piazza. Don't linger at the train station after dark. Driving in the historic center is restricted (ZTL). Park outside and walk or take the shuttle.

Plan Pisa

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Pisa

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

Partly cloudy

35° / 22°

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Wed

Fog

34° / 24°

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Thu

Fog

33° / 24°

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Fri

Fog

34° / 23°

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Sat

Showers

33° / 24°

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Sun

Partly cloudy

32° / 25°

UV High

Mon

Overcast

30° / 25°

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Climate

Cool and wet season (Sep-Dec)

About 47% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 18°C, lows around 11°C.

Warmer dry season (Apr-Aug)

Typical highs around 26°C, lows around 16°C. About 41mm of rain a month.

In August 4

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Weather

31° / 20°

Typical high / low

1 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

14.0h

06:21 – 20:24local

Holidays coming up

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Airports

closest PSA · 4 km

Getting around Pisa

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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About Pisa

Pisa is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, and several medieval and Renaissance palaces, mostly facing each other on the avenues along the Arno ("Lungarno"). Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.

Area: 185 km²
Mayor: Michele Conti
Airport codes: PSA

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