A view of Castel Sant'Angelo and the Tiber RiverRome's population is approximately 3,000,000. Italy is divided into 20 regions, each with its own capital city. Rome is the capital city of the region of Lazio. It is also the political capital of Italy and is also home of the Vatican City.

Rome has a mild climate, with cool winters and warm summers. Remember summer travelers, air conditioning is not as prevalent in Italy--while the ISA office and AUR are air conditioned, most Italian homes and apartments are not! So keep cook the Italian way - during the day Italians traditionally keep their shutters and serande closed against the heat of the sun. In order to cool the apartment you might also consider buying a fan.

During the winter months, heat in the apartments generally operates from 6am - 9 am and then again in the evening from 6pm - 10pm. This means that the hours in between heating are what you could call "Roman room temperature", which is slightly warmer than the temperature outside. By Roman ordinance, heating systems are turned on by November 15 and turned off on March 15 every year.

Average monthly highs and lows (degrees Fahrenheit) and rainfall (inches) in Rome.

Type	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Highs	56	58	61	66	74	81	87	89	81	73	64	59
Lows	39	40	43	46	53	59	60	65	62	56	47	40
Avg. Rainfall	1.49	1.47	1.27	2.04	1.05	0.69	0.46	0.54	1.62	3.49	2.46	2.19