Royal Palace of Naples Palazzo Reale
The Royal Palace of Naples is a royal palace, art museum, and history museum featuring Renaissance architecture. Commissioned by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and designed by architect Domenico Fontana, the site is part of the Italian national heritage. It is the 121st most looked-up sight in Italy on English Wikipedia and one of the 125 sights of the country on this site.
Planning a visit
The palace is located at Piazza del Plebiscito, 7 km from Naples International Airport and 189 km from Rome. Nearby attractions include Castel Nuovo, 0.5 km away, and the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, 1.9 km away. Other sites within 15 km are the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, and Baiae. In 2022, the palace had about 341,000 visitors.
July is the driest month, with about 4 rainy days and a high of 26 °C. August is the warmest month, with daily highs of 27 °C. January and February are the coolest months, with highs of 12 °C and lows of 8 °C. November is the wettest month, with about 159 mm of rain over 14 days. The palace is open from 09:00 to 20:00 from Thursday to Tuesday, but it is closed on Wednesdays.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 27 °C. The wettest is November, with about 159 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rainfall, mm | 100 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 96 | 117 | 159 | 124 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
