Agrigento weather in August
In August, Agrigento sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Agrigento's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agrigento's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 29°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 23°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 4 mm
- 0.9 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 24 min
- 5:26 AM – 6:53 PM
- Cloud cover
- 11%
- 2nd clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.68 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.6
- out of 10
Agrigento is Italian comune in Sicily.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 133/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- ~579 BCE
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.
A typical August day in Agrigento reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.
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| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
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| 1 | 29 | 23 |
| 2 | 29 | 23 |
| 3 | 29 | 23 |
| 4 | 29 | 23 |
| 5 | 29 | 23 |
| 6 | 29 | 23 |
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| 30 | 28 | 22 |
| 31 | 28 | 22 |
Agrigento weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° / 9° | 68 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 14° / 9° | 58 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 16° / 10° | 47 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 18° / 12° | 39 | 6 | 12.9 | 6.8 |
| May | 22° / 16° | 15 | 3.1 | 14 | 8.2 |
| Jun | 26° / 19° | 5 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 8.9 |
| Jul | 28° / 22° | 1 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 29° / 23° | 4 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 7.6 |
| Sep | 26° / 21° | 42 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 23° / 17° | 72 | 7.3 | 11 | 7.6 |
| Nov | 19° / 14° | 83 | 9.6 | 10 | 6.3 |
| Dec | 16° / 11° | 71 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 5.1 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in August.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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| Clearer (%) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 92 |
| Cloudier (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
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| 1 | 99 | 1 |
| 2 | 99 | 1 |
| 3 | 99 | 1 |
| 4 | 99 | 1 |
| 5 | 99 | 1 |
| 6 | 98 | 2 |
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| 22 | 97 | 3 |
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| 24 | 96 | 4 |
| 25 | 96 | 4 |
| 26 | 95 | 5 |
| 27 | 95 | 5 |
| 28 | 94 | 6 |
| 29 | 93 | 7 |
| 30 | 92 | 8 |
| 31 | 92 | 8 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Agrigento gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
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| 31 | 8 |
Humidity in August
Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.
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| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Muggy (%) | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 53 |
| Oppressive (%) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 13 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 66 | 13 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 66 | 14 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 65 | 15 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 16 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 16 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 17 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 17 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 63 | 17 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 62 | 18 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 62 | 18 |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 61 | 18 |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 61 | 18 |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 19 |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 19 |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 19 |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 60 | 19 |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 19 |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 19 |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 58 | 20 |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 58 | 20 |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 58 | 20 |
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 20 |
| 24 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 20 |
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 20 |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 20 |
| 27 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 19 |
| 28 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 19 |
| 29 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 55 | 19 |
| 30 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 55 | 18 |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 53 | 18 |
Wind in August
Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
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| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
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| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 11 | calm |
| 21 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 11 | calm |
| 29 | 11 | calm |
| 30 | 11 | calm |
| 31 | 11 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:32 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:15 | 5:16 | 5:17 | 5:18 | 5:19 | 5:20 | 5:20 | 5:21 | 5:22 | 5:23 | 5:24 | 5:25 | 5:26 | 5:26 | 5:27 | 5:28 | 5:29 | 5:30 | 5:31 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:33 | 5:34 | 5:35 | 5:36 | 5:37 | 5:38 | 5:38 | 5:39 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:10 | 7:09 | 7:08 | 7:07 | 7:06 | 7:05 | 7:04 | 7:03 | 7:02 | 7:00 | 6:59 | 6:58 | 6:57 | 6:56 | 6:54 | 6:53 | 6:52 | 6:51 | 6:49 | 6:48 | 6:47 | 6:45 | 6:44 | 6:42 | 6:41 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:37 | 6:35 | 6:34 | 6:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.9 | 5:14 | 7:10 |
| 2 | 13.9 | 5:14 | 7:09 |
| 3 | 13.9 | 5:15 | 7:08 |
| 4 | 13.8 | 5:16 | 7:07 |
| 5 | 13.8 | 5:17 | 7:06 |
| 6 | 13.8 | 5:18 | 7:05 |
| 7 | 13.8 | 5:19 | 7:04 |
| 8 | 13.7 | 5:20 | 7:03 |
| 9 | 13.7 | 5:20 | 7:02 |
| 10 | 13.7 | 5:21 | 7:00 |
| 11 | 13.6 | 5:22 | 6:59 |
| 12 | 13.6 | 5:23 | 6:58 |
| 13 | 13.6 | 5:24 | 6:57 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 5:25 | 6:56 |
| 15 | 13.5 | 5:26 | 6:54 |
| 16 | 13.4 | 5:26 | 6:53 |
| 17 | 13.4 | 5:27 | 6:52 |
| 18 | 13.4 | 5:28 | 6:51 |
| 19 | 13.3 | 5:29 | 6:49 |
| 20 | 13.3 | 5:30 | 6:48 |
| 21 | 13.3 | 5:31 | 6:47 |
| 22 | 13.2 | 5:32 | 6:45 |
| 23 | 13.2 | 5:32 | 6:44 |
| 24 | 13.2 | 5:33 | 6:42 |
| 25 | 13.1 | 5:34 | 6:41 |
| 26 | 13.1 | 5:35 | 6:39 |
| 27 | 13.0 | 5:36 | 6:38 |
| 28 | 13.0 | 5:37 | 6:37 |
| 29 | 13.0 | 5:38 | 6:35 |
| 30 | 12.9 | 5:38 | 6:34 |
| 31 | 12.9 | 5:39 | 6:32 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.68 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
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| 1 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.0 | Bright |
Is August a good time to visit Agrigento?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is one of the better times to visit Agrigento for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Agrigento in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Agrigento sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Agrigento in August
The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 8 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Comfort | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Bracing |
| Mar | 15 | Bracing |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 22 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Agrigento in August
Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agrigento peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Agrigento?
Agrigento sits at 37.3°N, 13.6°E, 230 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Porto Empedocle, 5.0 km away.
Topography around Agrigento
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agrigento.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Agrigento has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m.
The land around Agrigento is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.
Italy travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F / L
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 69% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $43,309
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 97%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.6
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 513
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agrigento (37.3107°, 13.5766°, elevation 230 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).