Siena

Why visit

Siena is Tuscany through brick streets, the Campo, cathedral art, contrade history, and wine-country access. It works when Florence should not be the only lens on central Italy.

When to avoid

Do not expect Siena to behave like one enclosed cultural district. Once you start in Siena, keep the next stops close enough to preserve the day. In Siena, a local replacement usually keeps the route clearer than a cross-town detour. For Siena, extra time is useful when lodging, stations, and cultural sites do not line up neatly.

Plan Siena

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

The next week in Siena

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

Overcast

37° / 21°

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Wed

Overcast

37° / 21°

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Thu

Fog

36° / 20°

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Fri

Overcast

35° / 19°

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Sat

Showers

34° / 21°

0.9 mm

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Sun

Partly cloudy

34° / 21°

UV High

Mon

Overcast

33° / 21°

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Climate

Cool and wet season (Sep-Dec)

About 45% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 17°C, lows around 7°C.

Warmer dry season (Apr-Aug)

Typical highs around 26°C, lows around 13°C. About 43mm of rain a month.

In August 4

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Weather

31° / 18°

Typical high / low

1 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

14.0h

06:19 – 20:20local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest FLR · 55 km

Getting around Siena

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 Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, in Central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. With a population of 52,991, it is the 12th-largest city in the region as of 2025.

Area: 119 km²

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References5

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City background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Structured fields are cross-checked against the related references. Related: Wikidata, Open-Elevation, IANA Time Zone Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.