Race day on this page is Oct 18, 2026.
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Rome Half Marathon
Sunday, October 18, 2026Rome, Lazio, Italy
Goal time
1:35:00
Adjusted time (preview)
1:35:15–1:36:00
Up to +1 min slower
Favorable conditions. Main factor: several factors. Get your personalised finish time and split-by-split pacing plan with Race Pass.
Based on the forecast, 6 days out.
About 76 m of climbing and 76 m of descent. Rolling.
Almost all within 2%1% over 6%Two climbs
Impacts
Based on the forecast, 6 days out.
Elevation
Low impact
≤1%
Heat
Low impact
≤1%
Wind
Low impact
≤1%
Total Impact
Moderate impact
1–3%
Pace Opportunity
Favorable
ChallengingModerateFavorable
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Race Day Forecast
The live outlook for this start.
17°C
Feels like 18°C
Race start: 17°C → 17°C
Forecast: partly cloudy
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Cloud Cover
41%
Wind
6.7km/h
Humidity
80%
WBGT
14.1°C
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
Race Pass turns this into your personalised split plan, paced for this course and forecast
Live forecast, route, and elevation
Race Timeline
Race starts 00:00
23:00
Starts 00:00
16°C
Feels 15°C
0.0 mm
0%
6.9 km/h
gust 9.9
00:00
Starts 00:00
17°C
Feels 19°C
0.0 mm
16%
7.1 km/h
gust 10.1
01:00
13.3 km
17°C
Feels 18°C
0.0 mm
12%
6.4 km/h
gust 9.4
02:00
Finished
17°C
Feels 18°C
0.0 mm
12%
6.7 km/h
gust 9.7
Conditions over time
18 Oct 2026 · Hover or drag to explore
80% humidityDew 12.8°CWBGT 14.1°C0.0 mm (14%)
17°CFeels 18°C
00:00-01:35
TempDewWBGTRain
6.7 km/h
gust 9.8 km/h
WindGust
Historical weather
Mean of race-window hours across the last 10 years, ±5 days around 18 October. Sticky years still count. This is not a forecast.
16°C
12 - 20°C range
Partly cloudy on average
Historical: partly cloudy
Historical average
10 years · ±5d around 18 October
2016-2025
Cloud Cover
39%
0 - 100% range
Wind
6km/h
2 - 15 km/h range • prevailing E
Humidity
87%
79 - 99% range
WBGT
12.6°C
12.6 - 13.0°C range
Race morning history
Last 10 years, around the 00:00 start hour. Typical mid-October air averages 16°C (about 11°C to 20°C in that window). The bands are that history, not a forecast range. Hover or drag to explore.
Race-morning temperature
Most mornings
14-18°C
Almost all
12-20°C
Humidity
87%
Dew
14°C
WBGT
14°C
16°CAverage
00:00-01:35
Almost all (90%)Most mornings (70%)AverageRain
Blue is most mornings. Dashed lines are the rare tails. Pink is the average. The bands are historical race mornings, not a forecast range. Blue columns are rain on the right scale. This assumes a 1:35. You can set your own time in the app.
Typical race-morning wind
Where the wind usually came from on race morning, not where it was going.
ENE
Most frequent (30%)
Wind speed
0-6 km/h
6-13 km/h
13-21 km/h
21+ km/h
A start that feels cool is not a promise about the second half.
Related races
Same city, region or country, when we can resolve them. World majors also point to each other.
- RomaOstia Half Marathon
- Rome Marathon
- Napoli City Half Marathon
- Pisa Half Marathon - La Pisanina
- Stramilano Half Marathon
- Trieste Half Marathon
- Turin Half Marathon
View race map for this area.
Make sense of the conditions
- Dew point, WBGT and running in the heat
Read the heat and humidity before deciding what pace makes sense.
- When drafting helps your running pace
A group can help, but its pace and the conditions still need to suit you.
- Pacing the climbs and descents
Use the course profile to think about effort, not just splits.
Pacing and conditions FAQ
Beyond conditions
Conditions are only part of the race-day loss
Pacing mistakes often add several minutes, sometimes more than conditions alone, especially when the course and conditions are not ideal.
What your plan includes
Everything you need to turn this race preview into a usable race-day plan.
Personalized pacing
Effort and pace guidance tuned to this course profile.
Weather-adjusted splits
Split targets that account for heat, wind, and elevation.
Heat adaptation & drafting
Adjust for your heat tolerance and drafting preferences.
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