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Friuli Venezia Giulia
in August.

Illustration of Trieste City Hall across Piazza Unità
Piazza Unità d’Italia in TriesteDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Hot days.
Similar overnight stays to July.

August averages 85°F afternoons and 79°F seas, with about 7 rain days. Later August is typically cooler.

Afternoons
85°F
Sea
79°F
Visitor demand
100%of August peak

Historical Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Trieste; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

6.5/10 · scores & priorities

Planning to sightsee in Trieste? The weather score rates beach conditions. Sightseeing rates very good (7.4/10).

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#7 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.7/10Very good
CrowdsPeak seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, busier than most of Europe this month
CostPriceyfor Europe; Italy-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 85°F (30°C): summer clothes. About 14 hours of daylight. About 7 rain days in a typical August.

Can I swim in August?

The sea averages 79°F. Our swimming guide: warm for swimming. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.

Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 14 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:06Sunset 20:1985°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:06 and sets about 20:19 (local time, mid-month). Afternoons reach about 85°F (30°C). Expect rain on about 7 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
85°F (30°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
—
not shown here: our correction of the model data isn't accurate enough for night lows in this region
Sea
79°F (26°C)
warm; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
14h 13m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 86°F on the 1st, versus 82°F on the 31st.

Early August 1 August

86°F

Typical afternoon high

27% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

86°F

Typical afternoon high

19% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

82°F

Typical afternoon high

26% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 15 Aug Assumption Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 86°F (30°C) in the first week to 83°F (28°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 17–27%. Local schools are out 1–31 August 2027. Ferragosto (15 August) and Italy's peak holiday weeks: typically 1–17 August 2027.

Schools here are on summer holidays all of August 2027. Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%, Czechia 100%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Peak season. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to July.

Overnight stays across Friuli-Venezia Giulia do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, busier than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well above usual. The regional index has no room-rate baseline in euros.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

What's on Ferragosto (15 August) and Italy's peak holiday weeks, typically 1–17 August 2027: Italians' own peak holiday: beaches packed and roads jammed; city shops and restaurants close around the 15th. Official site.

Italy as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 107 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

The hotel-season index is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region); the country price level is national. Neither is a room quote.

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 79°F (26°C) and 91°F (33°C); in 12 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 85°F (30°C). Rain days ranged from 3 to 13; half the years had 4–9.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 4 rain days420112012: 3 rain days32013: 7 rain days72014: 13 rain days132015: 7 rain days72016: 5 rain days52017: 5 rain days52018: 7 rain days72019: 4 rain days42020: 9 rain days92021: 9 rain days92022: 5 rain days52023: 9 rain days92024: 4 rain days42025: 9 rain days92025
Rain days
7
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 9 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
10 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
9 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201185°F4
201287°F3
201386°F7
201479°F13
201586°F7
201683°F5
201787°F5
201888°F7
201987°F4
202085°F9
202183°F9
202288°F5
202384°F9
202491°F4
202584°F9

Checked against official climate averages for Trieste. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons85°F85°F76°F
Sea79°F79°F74°F
Rain days7710
Overnight demand91%100%53%

July: Similar monthly conditions to August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons, cooler sea and more rain days than August. Less overnight demand. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

June has fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays are 91% of the busiest month.

Historical regional hotel-price season: well above usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons85°F85°F
Nights——
Sea79°F79°F
Rain days77
Visitor seasonPeak seasonPeak season
Overall / 106.56.8
Month rank#7#3
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowSeaRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January3.3#1248°F—52°F81.3Low season
February3.5#1151°F—50°F71.5Low season
March5.5#858°F—51°F73.5Low season
April6.7#665°F—57°F85.5Low season
May6.8#472°F—64°F116.4Moderate season
June7.3#181°F—74°F88.6Busy season
July6.8#385°F—79°F78.9Peak season
August6.5#785°F—79°F78.7Peak season
September7.1#276°F—74°F107.7Moderate season
October6.8#566°F—68°F115.6Low season
November4.6#957°F—62°F102.6Low season
December3.8#1050°F—56°F71.8Low season

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better August weather than Friuli Venezia Giulia

Friuli Venezia Giulia's weather ranks 44 of 77 beach regions this month. These beach regions outside Italy have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Friuli Venezia Giulia.

All of Italy in August · Everywhere in August

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 146% above its average month. That means about 71,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 39% of them from Italy itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 11,000 more: 16 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100)79
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Trieste from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows off by more than 4°F (2°C), so not shown.
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day59
Busiest month hereAugust · 59
Visitors as share of people present5.6%
Rank among Europe's regions this month81st percentile
Domestic share of nights39%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights16
Visitor share if every platform night were extra6.5%
Regional hotel-price seasonWell above usual (+12% vs this region's average month). Historical index from ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region; no euro room-rate baseline.
Population used1.2 million
Statistical regionITH4 · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (ISTAT, NIC consumer price index for accommodation services (ECOICOP 112), by region). Full method · this region's data.