February Weather

It will be cold. Rome is about the same latitude New York City, and Venice is more northerly than Halifax, NS. You will need a heavy jacket or lots of layers.
At least you will be spared the hordes crowds during the summer season.

Yes, you should expect heat in all rooms during that time frame, but ask to see the room first to be sure.

My friends did the same trip last February and the weather was beautiful. There were days that they just wore a sweater and no coat. We are going this Feb. too. I hope we are as lucky.

I been kinda panicking about this too. I'm headin out there next month as well. Since I am from Southern California, and not used to hanging out all day in 50s or 40s weather. Hopefully it won't be too bad.

Stacy,

I went to all 3 cities in February and the weather was great. Medium weight sweater and a jacket. Venice is cooler but still wonderful. I did not have a problem with the hotels and heat, they were all very comfortable. Enjoy

Make sure to bring a coat and a few layers. But don't feel like you need to overpack. The thing about Venice and possibly Rome is that the cold is very damp. So the cold goes right into your bones. Highs should be between 35 and 50 with lows rarely going below freezing. But I saw snow in the hills in Tuscany in early March. You won't see anything like that -5 in Green Bay this past Sunday. Overall you should be fine, but plan for the cold.

Feb. is COLD - in most places in Italy, the coldest month...that said, last Feb. was really unusually warm and hit 60 in Rome when I was there ;-) so you could get lucky. Dress warmly though. ALL the hotels I have ever stayed in in Rome, Florence and Venice had central heat and used it (usually overheated actually)...if you travel off the beaten path and out of the major cities though, it is not uncommon (in the South - not the North really) for hotels to not have any heat at all...restaurnts too (or they have it and do not use it)! very chilly when temps are in the 20s and 30s at night. Like
I said though, not in those cities - will definately be heated.

I'm pretty sure that hotels, by law, can run the heat from November until April. So you should be toasty indoors in February.

I stayed in Rome 2 years ago and will be staying in Rome from 2-20-26 of feb. When we were there it was great weather. It was warm enough that coats and gloves where enough and some mornings it did rain but we prayed that it would stop and it did. Feb was a great time time to be in Rome. That is why we are going back 2 years later. Bring a coat and gloves and umbrella and enjoy. Rome is great. Better than most places in the US northern states. Enjoy!

I persoannly know of two hotels that do not HAVE any heat...so I wouldn't know how they'd turn it on. Like I said though, not in those large cities...but in So.Italy, many places still do not have heat...including hotels, shops and restaurants. It is not uncommon to be seated right next to the fireplace in a restaurant because ti is the only heat...not uncommon for shopkeepers to be sitting in chairs in their shops right in front of a portable gas heater...and some budget hotels have just never installed heating; you should always ask when in the coutryside in the South (and, like I said, temps do get fairly low, even south of Naples...down in the 20s this week at night) None of my neighbors in the historic center have heat. Homes are heated with a fireplace, pellet stove, and portable heaters.

Casa del Cipresso, I had to smile when I read your comment about Feb. in Italy being "COLD". It was -1 F when I went to work this morning (-18 C).

Yes, Feb. is cold in Italy. You'll need to dress warmly if you plan on spending more than 30 min. outside.