October
Wk 40–42
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 49 out of 100, weather comfort near 71.
- Crowd level
- 48–50
- Comfort
- 68–74
Italy · Amalfiküste
Amalfi Coast: limestone cliffs above the Gulf of Salerno
The Monti Lattari drop as limestone cliffs of over 1,400 metres straight into the sea, separating the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. Since 1997 the cultural landscape of the coast has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it has only been drivable by a continuous road since the second half of the 19th century.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 804,306 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
OctoberCrowd level 48–50
Wk 40–42 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
26 °CComfort 85
July · around 21 mm of rain in the month
Amalfiküste in brief
The Amalfi Coast lies on the Gulf of Salerno, some 40 kilometres south of Naples, as the southern flank of the Monti Lattari and part of the Sorrentine Peninsula. Its limestone cliffs rise straight out of the sea, forming the Sorrentine Peninsula, which separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. Because the steep, poor terrain allowed little farming, the coastal towns turned to the sea and built trading and war fleets in the High Middle Ages, with Amalfi as the seat of a maritime republic. Since 1997 the cultural landscape has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
When is Amalfiküste busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 1
FebruaryØ 2
MarchØ 11
AprilØ 36
MayØ 52
JuneØ 73
JulyØ 89
AugustØ 97
SeptemberØ 73
OctoberØ 49
NovemberØ 15
DecemberØ 8
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
October · Wk 40
Crowd level50/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort42/100 · Sun & warmth
+15 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (14 %) · October (86 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 458,998
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 2 % of source markets on school holidays · -3 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Italy (57 %) · Germany (17 %) · France (4 %) · 87% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 108,380–804,306 (avg 398,106)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Amalfiküste, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 26 | 6 °C |
| February | 2 | 31 | 8 °C |
| March | 11 | 39 | 10 °C |
| April | 36 | 56 | 13 °C |
| May | 52 | 71 | 17 °C |
| June | 73 | 87 | 23 °C |
| July | 89 | 85 | 26 °C |
| August | 97 | 80 | 25 °C |
| September | 73 | 78 | 21 °C |
| October | 49 | 69 | 16 °C |
| November | 15 | 44 | 11 °C |
| December | 8 | 31 | 8 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Amalfiküste itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
May
Wk 19–21
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 51, weather comfort near 70.
- Crowd level
- 50–51
- Comfort
- 66–76
August
Wk 31–33
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 79–81
Amalfiküste compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Amalfiküste
- 18.2
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: February, at 0.4× the value. Closest to the median: September, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Amalfiküste with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 6 | 4 | 150 |
| Feb | 7 | 8 | 5 | 123 |
| Mar | 8 | 10 | 6 | 127 |
| Apr | 11 | 13 | 9 | 78 |
| May | 14 | 17 | 12 | 106 |
| Jun | 20 | 23 | 17 | 38 |
| Jul | 23 | 26 | 20 | 21 |
| Aug | 23 | 25 | 20 | 43 |
| Sep | 19 | 21 | 17 | 107 |
| Oct | 15 | 16 | 13 | 115 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 235 |
| Dec | 7 | 8 | 6 | 138 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Very sunny
≈ 4.4 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 |
| Feb | 2.8 |
| Mar | 4.1 |
| Apr | 5.5 |
| May | 6.0 |
| Jun | 7.1 |
| Jul | 7.2 |
| Aug | 6.2 |
| Sep | 4.6 |
| Oct | 3.3 |
| Nov | 2.0 |
| Dec | 1.7 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Amalfiküste and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Amalfiküste
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 1
- Lifts
- 4
- Highest point
- 1,652 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laceno | not available | 4 | 1,097–1,652 m555 m vertical drop |
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Amalfiküste in detail
Location and landscape
The Amalfi Coast lies on Italy's west coast on the Gulf of Salerno, as part of the southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, in the region of Campania. It lies some 40 kilometres south of Naples. The coast is the steep southern flank of the Monti Lattari, an offshoot of the Apennines, whose limestone cliffs rise straight out of the sea, reach over 1,400 metres and form the Sorrentine Peninsula, which separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. In 1997 the cultural landscape of the Amalfi Coast was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, under reference number 830 and criteria (ii), (iv) and (v).
Towns on the coast and inland
Along the coastal road Amalfitana, the Strada Statale 163, from east to west lie Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, Minori, Atrani, Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Praiano and Positano. Directly on the sea lie Amalfi, Atrani, Maiori, Minori, Positano and Vietri sul Mare. Inland, in the mountains above the coast, lie Tramonti, Ravello and Scala.
History: from maritime republic to travel destination
Already in the Roman Empire, the coast carried summer residences of wealthy Romans, among them the Villa Romana Marittima in Minori, whose mosaics survive. Because the steep terrain and poor soils allowed no productive farming, the coastal towns, Amalfi above all, turned to the sea and built trading and war fleets in the High Middle Ages; around the turn of the first millennium, the maritime republic of Amalfi is ranked alongside Genoa, Pisa and Venice. Norman attacks, natural disasters and internal disputes ended this rise, and after the Middle Ages Amalfi was little more than a fishing village and pirate hideout. Only in the second half of the 19th century did a continuous coastal road emerge; before that, individual towns were reachable only by sea, and from the late 19th century the coast became a destination for the moneyed nobility.
Lemons and wine
Lemons of the Femminello sfusato variety are grown in small-scale terraced groves; their peel is used to make Limoncello. The coast's wines have carried the controlled designation of origin Costa d’Amalfi DOC since 1995; in 2017, 66 hectares of vineyard yielded 3,850 hectolitres. In the designated subzones of Ravello, Tramonti and Furore, the white wines come mainly from Falanghina and Biancolella, and the red wines from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso. Tourism is the coast's main source of income.
Buildings and sights
Amalfi Cathedral dates from the year 937, is dedicated to Saint Andrew and carries a facade of light and dark stone in the Moorish style. The Villa Rufolo in Ravello, home of the Rufolo family, goes back to the 13th century and was remodelled in the 19th; its garden was Richard Wagner's model for Klingsor's magic garden in the opera Parsifal and also inspired Edvard Grieg and Giuseppe Verdi, and Ravello still hosts a Wagner festival today. In Positano, pastel-coloured houses stand closely stacked on a steeply rising shore. The Emerald Grotto is a sea cave near Conca dei Marini, the Path of the Gods a marked trail above the coast, and Cala di Furore a cove near Furore.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Amalfiküste
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Amalfiküste?
- The best time to visit Amalfiküste is October (Wk 40–42): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 49 out of 100, weather comfort about 71 out of 100.
When is Amalfiküste quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Amalfiküste. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Amalfiküste busiest?
- Amalfiküste is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 804,306 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Amalfiküste and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Amalfiküste in July with an average of 26 °C and around 21 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Amalfiküste?
- Amalfiküste is reachable via 2 destination airports with direct flights, including Naples International Airport (NAP) and Pontecagnano (QSR).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Anders Jildén on Unsplash
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Amalfiküste“ (1747880) · Wikipedia „Amalfiküste“ (268826582) · Wikidata Q212214. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.