We test 2 NordVPN locations in Italy. Together they averaged 1,239 Mbps download across 102 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 45% on the previous 30 days, from 853 to 1,239 Mbps.
102 of 530 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (19.2%). 428 of the 428 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 4% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Rome, Italy ranks 8 of 52 current NordVPN locations in Europe by average download. The next faster is Amsterdam, Netherlands, at 1,262 Mbps.
Surfshark's fastest current location in Italy is Milan, Italy, averaging 1,434 Mbps against 1,260 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Rome, Italy (1,260 Mbps). For the lowest latency, Milan, Italy averages 25.7 ms, against 38.0 ms.
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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