No a/c in Rome last week in June, how bad?
 

We are booking fairly last minute for a trip to Italy in June. We are looking to stay in an apartment and one of our choices that is available has no a/c, fans only. How bad do you think this will be?

AC is not common in Europe. Fans will help. We were in Lake Como in late June and it was uncomfortably hot, we had no fans so our 5 night stay ended up being a 2 night sweatfest.Then we headed to Switzerland 3 days early and at 6000 feet the weather was better.

Only you really know your own comfort levels.

I've stayed in Sicily in June without fans or air conditioning and was perfectly fine. Open windows, drink cool water and it shouldn't be a problem.

A few years ago I was in Rome for a week in May and it was ridiculously hot! I couldn't imagine staying any where without air condition in the heat we experienced. We were living in Austin, Texas at the time and were accustomed to having 105+ degree days, but the added humidity in Rome made Austin feel cool. Fans would help a great deal though and you'll probably mainly be in your apartment in the evening and early morning, so maybe it won't be too bad..

I was in Rome in March (of '01) and it was hot (80s). The choice was to sleep in cooler temps with windows open but lots of street noise, or in a hot, quiet room with windows closed. Needless to say, we didn't sleep well.

We were there in 2009 in the middle of June and it was in the 90's and decently humid. After a long day outside and in some non ac'd buildings it felt nice to have a cool place to sleep at night. Having the windows open and a fan probably would have been okay, but Rome is pretty loud so we kept our windows closed.

I think it will be very hot. The end of May in Rome is too hot for me.

We've lived in Rome for 3+ years in apartments **without AC**. It does take some getting used to. For most folks, by the time they acclimate to the heat, it's time to go home! So, as stated. it's really a "personal" decision.

One issue is that many buildings, stores, etc. are also not cooled so sometimes it's hard for you to deflect or recover from the heat. In June, it will be hot, sometimes humid. We joke now that after multiple Augusts in Rome, now we can probably GO ANYWHERE with heat. (Usually we, like most Romans, leave on vacation in August - last year Copenhagen and glorious 65' temps in August!). If you have the smallest doubts, find a place with some AC!

I think if you are used to sleeping with AC you will be very uncomfortable. We were in Northern ItAly last June and in Lake Como our hotel AC wasn't working well and it wasn't fun. And we had some lake breezes you won't have in Rome. Sorry to be a downer.

If you're not used to it, GET used to it. It's not difficult and you save quite a bit of electric energy that can be use for better purpose. No need for another Fukushima happening in Europe, just because sleeping feels a little uncomfortable. Nobody was asking for A/C in the 60s or 70s, still everyone had a good time. So what..

I think a lot depends on what you're used to. I live in a cold climate and can't sleep if I'm too hot. I don't go to Rome in any month without an "R" in it because it's too hot for me. If you're from Texas or California, though, this may not pose any problem for you.

There are fans - you may be just fine. We stayed in Barcelona for five nights when the temps were very hot -- 28 to 30c at night -- in a studio apartment with a wonderful big floor fan. Be sure to drink lots of water.