Early August 1 August
92°F
Typical afternoon high
3% historical wet-day frequency
Italy · Beach
Sicily
in August.
Is August a good time?
Hot days.
More overnight stays than July.
August averages 91°F afternoons and 81°F seas, with about 1 rain day. Later August is typically cooler.
- Afternoons
- 91°F
- Sea
- 81°F
- Visitor demand
- 100%of August peak
Historical Sicilia regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Palermo, Taormina, Syracuse and Mount Etna; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
7.0/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#10 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.8/10Excellent
CrowdsPeak seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for 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 91°F (33°C): summer clothes; nights around 70°F (21°C): T-shirt weather. About 14 hours of daylight. About 1 rain day in a typical August.
Can I swim in August?
The sea averages 81°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.
The sun rises about 06:19 and sets about 19:58 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 70°F (21°C); afternoons reach about 91°F (33°C). Expect rain on about 1 day in a typical August.
Typical afternoon
91°F (33°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
70°F (21°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
81°F (27°C)
warm; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
13h 39m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late August?
Early August is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 92°F on the 1st, versus 88°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 3% to 11% between those dates.
Mid August 15 August
91°F
Typical afternoon high
7% historical wet-day frequency
Late August 31 August
88°F
Typical afternoon high
11% 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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| 292° | 392° | 492° | 592° | 692° | 792° | 892° |
| 992° | 1092° | 1191° | 1291° | 1391° | 1491° | 1591° |
| 1691° | 1790° | 1890° | 1990° | 2090° | 2190° | 2290° |
| 2390° | 2490° | 2590° | 2689° | 2789° | 2889° | 2989° |
| 3088° | 3188° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons cool from about 92°F (33°C) in the first week to 89°F (32°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 3–11%. 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. More overnight stays than July.
Overnight stays across Sicilia do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for 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 87°F (31°C) and 94°F (35°C); in 13 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 91°F (33°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 8; half the years had 0–3.
Rain days in each August
Rain days
1
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 4 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
26 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
14 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
30 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 90°F | 0 |
| 2012 | 93°F | 0 |
| 2013 | 90°F | 3 |
| 2014 | 90°F | 0 |
| 2015 | 90°F | 3 |
| 2016 | 88°F | 2 |
| 2017 | 93°F | 1 |
| 2018 | 87°F | 8 |
| 2019 | 91°F | 2 |
| 2020 | 92°F | 1 |
| 2021 | 94°F | 0 |
| 2022 | 90°F | 4 |
| 2023 | 90°F | 1 |
| 2024 | 93°F | 3 |
| 2025 | 90°F | 1 |
Checked against official climate averages for Catania Sigonella and Palermo Boccadifalco. How we check
Compare dates
July, August
or September?
| Typical conditions | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 91°F | 91°F | 84°F |
| Sea | 79°F | 81°F | 79°F |
| Rain days | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Overnight demand | 86% | 100% | 75% |
July: Cooler sea than August. Less overnight demand. 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.
May to June and September to October have fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
August or July?
Overnight stays are 86% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel-price season: a little above usual. There is no room-rate baseline in euros.
Read the July guide →| Typical conditions | August | July |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 91°F | 91°F |
| Nights | 70°F | 69°F |
| Sea | 81°F | 79°F |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 |
| Visitor season | Peak season | Peak season |
| Overall / 10 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Month rank | #10 | #5 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6 | #12 | 58°F | 45°F | 60°F | 9 | 4.6 | Low season |
| February | 6.7 | #11 | 59°F | 45°F | 59°F | 7 | 4.7 | Low season |
| March | 7.2 | #8 | 63°F | 47°F | 59°F | 8 | 6.0 | Low season |
| April | 7.5 | #6 | 69°F | 51°F | 61°F | 5 | 7.9 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.0 | #1 | 76°F | 56°F | 65°F | 4 | 9.6 | Moderate season |
| June | 7.9 | #2 | 85°F | 64°F | 73°F | 2 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| July | 7.5 | #5 | 91°F | 69°F | 79°F | 0 | 9.9 | Peak season |
| August | 7.0 | #10 | 91°F | 70°F | 81°F | 1 | 9.8 | Peak season |
| September | 7.6 | #4 | 84°F | 66°F | 79°F | 5 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| October | 7.7 | #3 | 76°F | 61°F | 74°F | 7 | 9.1 | Moderate season |
| November | 7.5 | #7 | 67°F | 54°F | 69°F | 9 | 6.8 | Low season |
| December | 7.1 | #9 | 61°F | 48°F | 64°F | 8 | 5.5 | Low 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
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Sicily's weather ranks 29 of 77 beach regions this month. We found no beach regions outside Italy with similar weather and a quieter visitor season.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 113% above its average month. That means about 118,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 61% of them from Italy itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 76,000 more: 64 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 84 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Catania Sigonella and Palermo Boccadifalco from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.7°C), night lows within 2°F (1.1°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 25 |
| Busiest month here | August · 25 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.4% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 52nd percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 61% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 64 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.9% |
| Regional hotel-price season | Well above usual (+15% 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 used | 4.8 million |
| Statistical region | ITG1 · Sicilia |
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.