Italy in August

August is Italy's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 36 destinations average 72/100, led by Olbia at 94 — 36°C and 3 rainy days — while Cervinia is cooler at 17°C and scores 16.

#8 of 12 months for Italy · 36 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇮🇹 Italy, month by month

72/100 in August

Where in Italy in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Olbia	Island	36°C	12 mm · 3 days	94 tier S	Yes
2	Taormina	Beach	33°C	31 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
3	Cagliari	Island	34°C	13 mm · 3 days	93 tier S	Yes
4	Tropea	Beach	33°C	31 mm · 5 days	93 tier S	Yes
5	Alghero	Beach	34°C	20 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
6	Capri	Island	32°C	27 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Positano	Beach	33°C	27 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
8	Cinque Terre	Beach	32°C	71 mm · 7 days	90 tier S	Yes
9	Rimini	Beach	33°C	55 mm · 7 days	90 tier S	Yes
10	Sorrento	Beach	34°C	27 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	Yes
11	Siena	City	31°C	45 mm · 7 days	82 tier A	—
12	Bari	City	34°C	34 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
13	Turin	City	32°C	53 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
14	Bolzano	City	32°C	86 mm · 9 days	79 tier B	—
15	Como	City	32°C	155 mm · 9 days	78 tier B	—
16	Matera	City	34°C	37 mm · 8 days	78 tier B	—
17	Naples	City	35°C	24 mm · 5 days	78 tier B	—
18	Palermo	City	33°C	29 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
19	Bologna	City	34°C	61 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
20	Rome	City	35°C	30 mm · 5 days	77 tier B	—
21	Catania	City	37°C	18 mm · 4 days	76 tier B	—
22	Genoa	City	32°C	84 mm · 12 days	76 tier B	—
23	Pisa	City	35°C	48 mm · 6 days	76 tier B	—
24	Syracuse	City	35°C	13 mm · 3 days	76 tier B	—
25	Florence	City	37°C	37 mm · 6 days	75 tier B	—
26	Venice	City	33°C	91 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
27	Milan	City	33°C	117 mm · 10 days	74 tier B	—
28	Sirmione	City	32°C	112 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
29	Trieste	City	32°C	106 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
30	Verona	City	33°C	107 mm · 13 days	74 tier B	—
31	Lecce	City	36°C	20 mm · 5 days	72 tier B	—
32	Courmayeur	Ski resort	23°C	87 mm · 13 days	17 tier F	—
33	Cervinia	Ski resort	17°C	60 mm · 12 days	16 tier F	—
34	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Ski resort	25°C	273 mm · 22 days	16 tier F	—
35	Livigno	Ski resort	18°C	117 mm · 16 days	15 tier F	—
36	Madonna di Campiglio	Ski resort	19°C	234 mm · 24 days	13 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Italy in August

Ferragosto · Taormina and 24 more places · 8–22 Aug
Flamingos nesting at Molentargius · Cagliari · 1 Apr – 15 Aug (usually)
Vermentino harvest · Alghero · 20 Aug – 5 Oct (usually)
Ferragosto and Santa Maria Assunta · Positano · 8–22 Aug
Palio of 16 August · Siena · 13–16 Aug
Apple harvest · Bolzano · 25 Aug – 25 Oct (usually)
Ferragosto shutdown · Bologna · 5–25 Aug
Biennale · Venice · 9 May – 22 Nov

Seasons in force

Sea warm enough · 17 places Summer season opens · 9 places Extreme heat · 8 places Trail season · 5 places Smoke season · 3 places Harvest · 2 places Monsoon · 2 places Algae & red tide · 1 place Foraging season · 1 place Insects & disease · 1 place Volcanic activity · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 26 of Italy's 30 well-known places this month.

Better months for Italy

April · 81/100 May · 81/100 September · 78/100 Weakest: December · 66/100

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