Santa Maria Novella Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a minor basilica, religious museum, and museum of a public entity in Florence. The building is 99 m long, is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and features architecture by Leon Battista Alberti, Jacopo Passavanti, and Fra' Ristoro da Campi.
Planning a visit
The site is ranked 50th among the country's sights by English Wikipedia lookups and is among the 125 sights featured on this site. For weather, July is the warmest month with a high of 30 °C and the lowest rainfall at 37 mm over about 5 days. The wettest months are November, with 129 mm of rain over about 13 days, and December, with 108 mm over about 11 days. Temperatures are lowest in January and February, with lows of 2 °C.
To arrive, the nearest airport is Florence Airport, Peretola, located 5 km away. The site is 232 km from Rome. While visiting, you can also see the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which is 0.4 km away, the Florence Baptistery, Giotto's Campanile, or the Florence Cathedral, all within 0.6 km. Piazza della Signoria is 0.7 km away. Admission is €7.50 for adults and €5 for concessions, and the site provides wheelchair access.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is November, with about 129 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 72 | 66 | 74 | 89 | 86 | 66 | 37 | 63 | 96 | 121 | 129 | 108 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
