Italy in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Syracuse is the warmest place with 32 °C by day, Cortina d’Ampezzo the coolest with 20 °C. 100 of 100 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 97 | 32° | 27° | 11 h | 3 |
| Otranto | 97 | 32° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Cagliari, Sardinia | 96 | 32° | 26° | 10 h | 1 |
| Brindisi | 95 | 32° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Lecce | 69 | 32° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Catania | 66 | 32° | 26° | 12 h | 3 |
| Ostuni | 100 | 31° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Rome | 77 | 31° | – | 10 h | 4 |
| Palermo, Sicily | 76 | 31° | 27° | 11 h | 3 |
| Taranto | 74 | 31° | 27° | 10 h | 3 |
| Matera | 72 | 31° | – | 9 h | 5 |
| Bologna | 68 | 31° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Ferrara | 66 | 31° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Amalfi | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Positano | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Monopoli | 100 | 30° | 26° | 11 h | 3 |
| Castellammare di Stabia | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Agrigento | 100 | 30° | 25° | 11 h | 2 |
| Naples | 83 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Corleone | 81 | 30° | – | 11 h | 4 |
| Prato | 81 | 30° | – | 9 h | 6 |
| Florence | 80 | 30° | – | 9 h | 6 |
| Alberobello | 79 | 30° | – | 10 h | 5 |
| Frosinone | 78 | 30° | – | 10 h | 6 |
| Ravenna | 77 | 30° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Modena | 75 | 30° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Pavia | 73 | 30° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Parma | 71 | 30° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Cremona | 69 | 30° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Capri | 100 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Tropea, Calabria | 100 | 29° | 27° | 10 h | 4 |
| Polignano a Mare, Apulia | 100 | 29° | 26° | 11 h | 3 |
| Olbia, Sardinia | 100 | 29° | 25° | 11 h | 2 |
| Alghero, Sardinia | 100 | 29° | 25° | 11 h | 2 |
| Ischia | 100 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Salerno | 100 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Gallipoli | 100 | 29° | 27° | 10 h | 3 |
| Cefalù | 100 | 29° | 27° | 11 h | 4 |
| Sorrento | 99 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 5 |
| Pescara | 99 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 5 |
| Ancona | 97 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 6 |
| Rimini | 96 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 7 |
| Bari | 88 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Pisa | 88 | 29° | – | 10 h | 5 |
| Reggio Calabria | 87 | 29° | 27° | 10 h | 6 |
| Messina | 86 | 29° | 27° | 10 h | 6 |
| San Gimignano | 81 | 29° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Siena | 80 | 29° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Verona | 77 | 29° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Assisi | 77 | 29° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Padua | 75 | 29° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Sirmione, Lake Garda | 73 | 29° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Mantua | 73 | 29° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Taormina, Sicily | 100 | 28° | 27° | 10 h | 3 |
| Civitavecchia | 100 | 28° | 25° | 10 h | 3 |
| Lido di Ostia | 100 | 28° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Jesolo | 93 | 28° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Chioggia | 93 | 28° | 26° | 10 h | 9 |
| Caorle | 93 | 28° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Livorno | 91 | 28° | 25° | 10 h | 5 |
| Burano | 91 | 28° | 26° | 9 h | 10 |
| Perugia | 86 | 28° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Urbino | 85 | 28° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Palmanova | 84 | 28° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Venice | 82 | 28° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Treviso | 82 | 28° | – | 8 h | 9 |
| Vicenza | 82 | 28° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Monza | 81 | 28° | – | 9 h | 11 |
| Milan | 77 | 28° | – | 9 h | 11 |
| Lampedusa | 100 | 27° | 27° | 11 h | 1 |
| Forte dei Marmi | 97 | 27° | 25° | 9 h | 6 |
| Pesaro | 97 | 27° | 26° | 10 h | 6 |
| Monterosso, Cinque Terre | 95 | 27° | 25° | 9 h | 7 |
| Lucca | 95 | 27° | – | 10 h | 6 |
| La Spezia | 95 | 27° | 25° | 9 h | 7 |
| Lignano Sabbiadoro | 93 | 27° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Aquileia | 93 | 27° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Savona | 92 | 27° | 25° | 9 h | 9 |
| Grado | 91 | 27° | 26° | 9 h | 10 |
| Trieste | 90 | 27° | 26° | 9 h | 9 |
| Genoa | 89 | 27° | 25° | 9 h | 8 |
| Gorizia | 86 | 27° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Udine | 85 | 27° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Turin | 83 | 27° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Bergamo | 83 | 27° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Brescia | 81 | 27° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Como, Lake Como | 76 | 27° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Bassano del Grappa | 69 | 27° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Riva del Garda, Lake Garda | 68 | 27° | – | 7 h | 15 |
| Merano, South Tyrol | 65 | 27° | – | 7 h | 11 |
| Portofino | 96 | 26° | 25° | 9 h | 7 |
| Carrara | 95 | 26° | 25° | 10 h | 7 |
| Sanremo | 89 | 26° | 25° | 10 h | 12 |
| Imperia | 89 | 26° | 25° | 9 h | 12 |
| Bolzano | 68 | 26° | – | 7 h | 11 |
| Trento | 64 | 26° | – | 7 h | 15 |
| Brixen | 74 | 25° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Bruneck | 64 | 24° | – | 7 h | 18 |
| Sterzing | 67 | 22° | – | 7 h | 16 |
| Cortina d’Ampezzo | 63 | 20° | – | 7 h | 24 |
Italy in August: quick answers
Italy in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Syracuse (32 °C), Otranto (32 °C) and Cagliari, Sardinia (32 °C).
Italy in August: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Syracuse (27 °C), Palermo, Sicily (27 °C) and Taranto (27 °C).
Italy in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Ostuni, Amalfi and Positano.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences