Rome Weather in August
Rome in August
The short of it: Rome in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 13 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 20° · rain 18 mm · daylight 13 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Rome an average August high of 32°, a low of 20° and some 18 mm of rain. No month in Rome runs warmer: highs about 32°. It is the driest month of the year, only 18 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 51 min in mid-August, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Rome runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Esquilino, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Rome, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EsquilinoLazio | 1 km NNE | 32° | 20° | 18 mm |
| Casal BertoneLazio | 2 km ENE | 32° | 20° | 18 mm |
| TrastevereLazio | 4 km WSW | 32° | 20° | 17 mm |
| PratiLazio | 4 km WNW | 32° | 20° | 17 mm |
| Casal de' PazziLazio | 6 km NE | 33° | 20° | 20 mm |
| Giardinetti-Tor VergataLazio | 10 km ESE | 33° | 20° | 21 mm |
| CiampinoLazio | 13 km SE | 32° | 20° | 20 mm |
| SpinacetoLazio | 14 km SSW | 31° | 20° | 17 mm |