Florence
City in Italy: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Florence is a city in Italy, in Tuscany. About 367,150 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Italy in our atlas.
It lies at 43.78° N, 11.25° E, about 50 m (164 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Rome time zone.
Location
Red dot: Florence. Green dots: other major cities of Italy. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Florence has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 737 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in ItalyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bologna · 80 km
- Verona · 185 km
- Genoa · 197 km
- Rome · 233 km
- Milan · 249 km
- Turin · 319 km
- Naples · 405 km
- Bari · 539 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3176959 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.