Parma Marathon
Parma, Italy · Sunday 17 October 2027
Parma Marathon, held on October 19, 2025, in Parma, Italy, is a prestigious event that offers a unique blend of athleticism and cultural immersion. The race takes place in the heart of Parma, known as the Italian capital of food and opera. Participants run through the city's magnificent monuments, sampling some of Italy's finest gastronomic delights along the way. The event features multiple distances, including a full marathon (42.
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Adjusted Time
3:59:38
Time difference: -0.4 minutes compared to an average road marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
Parma Marathon course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.
How hard is Parma Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Parma Marathon plays about 1 minute faster than an average road marathon for a 3:30 runner. It ranks #546 hardest of 897 marathons we analyse, and #31 of 58 in Italy. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Parma Marathon?
Estimated finish times on this course versus the same effort on an average road marathon, based on its elevation, surface, and expected race-day temperature.
| Average-course time | On Parma Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00:00 | 2:57:52 | −02:08 |
| 3:30:00 | 3:28:43 | −01:17 |
| 4:00:00 | 3:59:38 | −00:22 |
| 4:30:00 | 4:30:37 | +00:37 |
| 5:00:00 | 5:01:41 | +01:41 |
| 5:30:00 | 5:32:48 | +02:48 |
| 6:00:00 | 6:03:59 | +03:59 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Parma Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Parma Marathon is a full marathon held in Parma, Italy. It is scheduled for Sunday 17 October 2027. The course is run on road surface with 150m of total climbing, with its high point near 170m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Parma Marathon website.
Course map
Parma Marathon is run as a loop: the course starts and finishes in the same place. The race map above shows the full route (41.3 km as mapped), with the start and finish.
Climbing
At 150m of total climbing, it is flatter than 53% of the 897 marathons we rate.
Race-day weather
Over the last 6 years this October date has averaged a high of 19°C and a low of 10°C. That is cooler than 53% of the marathons we track.
On 17 October over the last 6 years, the high ranged from 17°C (2020) to 21°C (2026). It rained on 1 of those 6 days.
| 17 October | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21°C | 10°C | dry | 10 km/h |
| 2024 | 19°C | 15°C | 14 h | 23 km/h |
| 2023 | 18°C | 11°C | dry | 10 km/h |
| 2021 | 19°C | 6°C | dry | 8 km/h |
| 2020 | 17°C | 5°C | dry | 8 km/h |
| 2019 | 20°C | 11°C | dry | 9 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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