Naples

Overview

Naples is a city in Italy, in Campania. About 909,048 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Italy in our atlas.

It lies at 40.85° N, 14.27° E, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Rome time zone.

Location

Red dot: Naples. Green dots: other major cities of Italy. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Naples has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 4°C (39°F). Around 755 mm (30 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.

Landmarks and places to see

Museo di CapodimonteArt museum and historic site in Naples, Italy

Castel NuovoCastle in Naples

Royal Palace of NaplesBuilding in Naples, Italy

Castel dell'OvoCastle in Naples, Italy

Venus CallipygeType of antique Venus

Castel Sant'ElmoFortification in Naples, Italy

Farnese BullSculpture

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piazza del PlebiscitoSquare in Naples, Italy

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

Nearby major cities

• Rome · 187 km
• Bari · 220 km
• Palermo · 313 km
• Messina · 314 km
• Catania · 379 km
• Florence · 412 km
• Bologna · 473 km
• Verona · 579 km

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