Matera, Italy

Nine thousand years old and most people still cannot place it on a map.

This page is part of the Voy destination guides. It is built from real cost data and field notes collected while planning trips, not from marketing copy. Treat every figure as an estimate for one person.

Cost

The estimate multiplies the number of nights by the typical daily cost of a mid-range hotel, food and local transport, then adds a typical spend on entries. All figures are per person, in euros, and are a budget guide rather than a quote.

Length of stayEstimate per person
3 nights€482
5 nights€790
7 nights€1,098

When to go

Best months: April, May, June, September and October. These are the months the data marks as best for weather, prices and crowd levels.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfall
January10.6 °C2.2 °C51.3 mm
February12.7 °C3.3 °C48.7 mm
March14.3 °C4.5 °C72.8 mm
April18.2 °C7.4 °C43.5 mm
May23.0 °C11.9 °C67.7 mm
June29.4 °C17.1 °C47.4 mm
July33.2 °C20.1 °C15.1 mm
August32.2 °C19.8 °C28.9 mm
September26.9 °C15.9 °C41.9 mm
October21.8 °C12.0 °C54.4 mm
November16.3 °C8.1 °C83.1 mm
December12.3 °C4.1 °C38.2 mm

The hottest month is July, when the average daily high is 33.2 °C and the average daily low is 20.1 °C. The wettest month is November at 83.1 mm of rain.

In the best months, April, May, June, September and October, the average high runs from 18.2 °C to 29.4 °C, against the annual peak of 33.2 °C in July.

Source: open-meteo archive 2015-2024 · Years: 2015-2024 · Checked: 2026-09-23

What it is like

Each score runs from one to five and describes the character of the place based on what travellers report, not a ranking against anywhere else.

Beach1 / 5
Nightlife2 / 5
Food scene4 / 5
Culture5 / 5
Nature3 / 5
Walkable5 / 5

Who it suits

The same one-to-five scale, applied to who tends to have the best time. A higher score means the destination matches what that kind of traveller usually looks for.

Students3 / 5
Couples5 / 5
Solo travellers4 / 5
Families3 / 5

Before you go

Timing: Be up in the Sassi before sunrise — the stone goes honey-coloured and it's empty.

Source: carousels 001-009 · Last verified: 2026-08-27 · Confidence: medium