Palazzo Barberini
Palazzo Barberini is a Baroque city palace and museum building that houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica and the Istituto Italiano di Numismatica. This Italian national heritage site was commissioned by Francesco and Taddeo Barberini and features architecture by Francesco Borromini.
Planning a visit
The palace is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:09 to 19:30 and provides wheelchair access. Travelers can reach the site via Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport, which is 15 km away, or by traveling from the center of Rome, as the palace is 1 km from the capital.
July and August are the warmest months with daily highs of 30 °C and the least rain. For those preferring cooler weather, March offers highs of 15 °C. Visitors can combine a trip to the palace with nearby sites such as San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (0.2 km), Santa Maria della Vittoria (0.4 km), Quirinal Palace (0.4 km), Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri (0.6 km), or the Trevi Fountain (0.6 km).
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is November, with about 110 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Rainfall, mm | 64 | 64 | 56 | 74 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 70 | 103 | 110 | 96 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
