We finally found a place to stay in Rome for 75 euros, but it doesn't have air conditioning. I have checked the historical temperatures, and it seems that it will be in the 70's on average.

But, what can I expect? Does it cool down a lot at night? Will we be dying without A/C? I have already booked, so we are going regardless, but it would be nice to know what to expect.

Thank so much,

Eric

It's hard to predict the weather, so who knows. Hopefully you won't be hit by a heat wave - it's possible. I remember it hitting 90 degrees in April in NYC a couple of years ago.

But when I was in Italy at the end of May in 2000, A/C was not necessary. Unless something weird happens, you'll probably be just fine.

I was in Rome for the last week of May 2004,the weather was glorious. I doubt you'll even think of a/c.

It does cool off at night anyway. Last year in mid-June I was in shorts and spaghetti strap shirts during the day, then pants and a sweater at night. You should be fine without a/c

Most likely you won't need it. Anyway, if the hotel is 75 Euros/nite you won't be spending much time in the room. Be certain the location is safe.

Having a hotel with AC does not necessarily mean the AC is operative. We were there in May one year, staying at Albergo del Senato, asked about the AC on an unusually warm day and were told it was too early and the AC had not been turned on yet! We were actually fine without it, as it did cool off in the evenings.
Enjoy your trip.

Just because a hotel has ac doesn't mean you will get to use it. As Judy stated it must be turned on for the season which supposedly requires X number of days above a certain temperature.

I doubt you'll need it..and if you do, it won;t be for the heat; it will be for the humidity.

Whether or not A/C is operable in a hotel depends many times on the quality of the hotel. In my experience, the A/C has not been turned off but I generally stay at more expensive properties.

Enjoy your stay.

Well, if you'd gone the last week of May 2004, it would have been fine. But no one can tell you for sure about this year. It could be 90 and humid, or it could be 65 and dry. Or anywhere in between. I'd spring for air conditioning as I really don't like hot weather--especially in a a stuffy hotel room.

Here's a little story for you: We went to Bavaria in early-mid June 2002. Average daytime highs that time of the year are in the low 70s. We checked all the weather websites, and the 10-day forecasts all agreed that high temps would be in the upper 60s and lower 70s. By our 4th day there, the temperature was in the upper 80s in Munich. A few days later it hit 100 on the way to the Mosel River.

Averages are just averages. And what happened one week in 2004 tells nothing about what will happen in that same week in 2005. About half the time temps will be above average; about half the time below average. How much above and how much below is anyone's guess at this point.