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Where to go in August / Italy / August

A good place. At the right time.

Italy
in August.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

20 of 21 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 100% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
80–92°F
Very good weather
20 / 21 regions

Weather falls below the very-good band in 1 scored region.

Find your August base

Based on 21 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Roman Forum and Colosseum with umbrella pines
The Roman Forum and ColosseumDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 21 possibilities.

Choose your August base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

21 of 21 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Positano coastal townBeachAmalfi Coast & NaplesAmalfi Coast · Naples · Capri · Pompeii · Sorrento · PositanoRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent88°F afternoons · 2 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Matera Sassi panoramaBeachBasilicataMateraRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent89°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Molise agricultural hillsBeachMoliseRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.1/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent86°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Tropea cliff and beachBeachCalabriaTropeaRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent88°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Urbino Renaissance skylineBeachMarcheUrbino · AnconaRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather9.9/10Excellent87°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Campo Imperatore plateauBeachAbruzzoRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather9.9/10Excellent87°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Mount Etna upper volcanic landscapeBeachSicilyPalermo · Taormina · Syracuse · Mount EtnaRead the August guide ↗ Overall7.0/10#10 month here · Balanced Weather9.8/10Excellent91°F afternoons · 1 rain day Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Costa Smeralda granite shorelineBeachSardiniaCosta Smeralda · Cagliari · AlgheroRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather9.8/10Excellent91°F afternoons · 1 rain day Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Portofino harbourBeachLiguria & the Cinque TerreCinque Terre · Genoa · PortofinoRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather9.7/10Excellent85°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Alberobello trulli quarterBeachPugliaBari · Lecce · Alberobello · Polignano a MareRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather9.5/10Excellent92°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Representative early-summer Val Ferret meadow and granite massif scenery near CourmayeurMountainsAosta ValleyCourmayeur · CerviniaRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather9.2/10Excellent80°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Trieste City Hall across Piazza UnitàBeachFriuli Venezia GiuliaTriesteRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good85°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Grand Canal toward Santa Maria della Salute from an Accademia-style viewpointBeachVenice & the VenetoVenice · Verona · Cortina d'Ampezzo · Lake Garda (east)Read the August guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather8.6/10Very good87°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Val Gardena Dolomite meadow landscapeMountainsSouth Tyrol & the DolomitesBolzano · Val Gardena · MeranoRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather8.3/10Very good80°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Northern Lake Garda from the Trentino shoreMountainsTrentinoTrento · Lake Garda (north)Read the August guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather8.1/10Very good81°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Langhe vineyard hillsCountrysidePiedmontTurin · LangheRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather7.9/10Very good85°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Representative olive-growing slopes around Assisi, facing the Umbrian valleyCountrysideUmbriaPerugia · Assisi · OrvietoRead the August guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good90°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Val d’Orcia-style rolling hills, farmhouse and cypress laneCountrysideTuscanyFlorence · Siena · Pisa · Chianti · LuccaRead the August guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather7.4/10Very good88°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Roman Forum and Colosseum with umbrella pinesCityRome & LazioRome · Tivoli · OstiaRead the August guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather7.2/10Very good90°F afternoons Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Lake Como from the Bellagio shoreCityMilan, Lake Como & LombardyMilan · Lake Como · BergamoRead the August guide ↗ Overall5.9/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather7.1/10Very good86°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level Illustration of Piazza Duomo in ParmaCityBologna & Emilia-RomagnaBologna · Rimini · ParmaRead the August guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather6.9/10Good89°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical regional seasonal index; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Italy's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Italy's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

August weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
80–92°F
Typical nights
55–70°F
Rain days
1–9 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Puglia: afternoons around 92°F (33°C): summer clothes; nights around 70°F (21°C): T-shirt weather. Aosta Valley: afternoons around 80°F (27°C): T-shirt weather.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Amalfi Coast & Naples88°F69°F2excellent
Basilicata89°F63°F4excellent
Molise86°F63°F5excellent
Calabria88°F68°F3excellent
Marche87°F—5excellent
Abruzzo87°F—4excellent
Sicily91°F70°F1excellent
Sardinia91°F68°F1excellent
Liguria & the Cinque Terre85°F68°F5excellent
Puglia92°F70°F3excellent
Aosta Valley80°F—4excellent
Friuli Venezia Giulia85°F—7very good
Venice & the Veneto87°F67°F8very good
South Tyrol & the Dolomites80°F55°F9very good
Trentino81°F59°F9very good
Piedmont85°F64°F6very good
Umbria90°F63°F5very good
Tuscany88°F66°F4very good
Rome & Lazio90°F68°F—very good
Milan, Lake Como & Lombardy86°F66°F8very good
Bologna & Emilia-Romagna89°F67°F6good

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Peak season, nationally.

August records 100% of August's overnight stays. 20 of 21 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

About usual.

+4% on Italy's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Calabria (81°F), Basilicata (81°F), Sicily (81°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
  • Ferragosto (15 August) and Italy's peak holiday weeks (Italy), typically 1–17 August 2027: Italians' own peak holiday: beaches packed and roads jammed; city shops and restaurants close around the 15th. Official calendar.
  • Palio di Siena (August) (Tuscany), 13–16 August 2027: Siena fills for the four days of the Palio. Official calendar.

Holidays: 100% of people in Italy live where schools are out on a typical August 2027 day. Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)

Same country. A different chapter.

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How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Italy's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Italy) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Italy's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (107 where the EU average is 100). Full method.