Bologna
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Suitable with normal precautions
Visitors should be advised of updated information regarding demonstrations and potential nationwide strikes affecting transport and services across Italy.
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- Current official alerts require extra planning
- Latest air-quality reading is not elevated
- Online threats and security escort provided for the mayor linked to local demonstrations
- National strikes and protests impacting travel and public infrastructure across Italy
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Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Bologna month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Bologna are typically May, September and October, with average daytime highs around 20–26°C. July is usually the warmest month (average high 32°C), January the coldest (average low 1°C), and May the wettest (about 127 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1 | 0.8 | 45 | 6.0 |
| February | 11.3 | 2.9 | 77 | 6.9 |
| March | 14.7 | 5.0 | 63 | 8.9 |
| April | 18.5 | 8.3 | 61 | 10.4 |
| May | 22.1 | 12.7 | 127 | 10.8 |
| June | 28.9 | 18.1 | 61 | 13.1 |
| July | 31.6 | 20.4 | 44 | 13.4 |
| August | 31.1 | 20.0 | 50 | 12.1 |
| September | 25.6 | 15.8 | 78 | 10.4 |
| October | 20.1 | 11.5 | 72 | 7.8 |
| November | 13.1 | 6.1 | 93 | 5.9 |
| December | 8.8 | 2.0 | 71 | 5.1 |
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People and places shaping Bologna
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Research updated Tuesday, October 27, 2026Past and future events in Bologna
Upcoming
- 2028 European Congress of Mathematics
Wikidata records Bologna as the event location. 10th edition of the European Congress of Mathematics.
Previously
- Documented history · 1796
Napoleon entered Bologna on 19 June 1796.
- Documented history · 1815
After the fall of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna of 1815 restored Bologna to the Papal States.
- Documented history · 1831
Papal rule was contested in the uprisings of 1831.
- Documented history · 1841
The Papal census of 1841 reported 10,000 permanent beggars and another 30,000 (out of a total population of 70,000) who lived in poverty.
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01 · OverviewBologna, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Bologna took shape
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01 · Q&AWhere is Bologna located and what are its coordinates?
Bologna is situated in Italy at geographic coordinates 44.4938, 11.3387, with an elevation of 54 meters above sea level.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Bologna?
Bologna has a recorded population of approximately 394,843 and observes the Europe/Rome time zone.
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Bologna?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Bologna include IT-IT, DE-IT, FR-IT, SC, CA, CO, SL, with EUR used for local transactions.
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