Albenga weather in August

In August, Albenga sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Albenga's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albenga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Albenga is Italian urban comune and city.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
468/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Albenga reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Albenga 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 727.50.89.12.8
Feb11° / 616.50.810.22.9
Mar13° / 10°737.50.411.63.7
Apr15° / 12°848.40.113.24.6
May18° / 15°505.9014.56.4
Jun22° / 19°304.1015.27.7
Jul24° / 22°162.80158.5
Aug25° / 22°183.7013.88.3
Sep22° / 19°756.5012.37.4
Oct18° / 16°1049.2010.86.1
Nov14° / 12°14710.10.19.44.3
Dec12° / 888.30.78.83.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Albenga gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1061451281
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3061550281
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26582742180
27692840170
287102839160
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:197:47
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414.45:227:44
514.35:237:42
614.35:247:41
714.25:267:40
814.25:277:38
914.25:287:37
1014.15:297:36
1114.15:307:34
1214.05:317:33
1314.05:327:31
1413.95:347:30
1513.95:357:28
1613.85:367:26
1713.85:377:25
1813.75:387:23
1913.75:407:22
2013.75:417:20
2113.65:427:18
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2713.35:497:08
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Albenga

In seasonPeak

None of Albenga's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Albenga's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Albenga?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Albenga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Albenga in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Albenga sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Albenga 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 16 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Albenga in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albenga peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Albenga in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Albenga is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Albenga's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Nov 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Albenga?

Albenga sits at 44.0°N, 8.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Imperia, 23 km away.

MentonCuneoFossano

Topography around Albenga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albenga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albenga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,195 m.

The land around Albenga is covered by water (50%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
386 m
16 km
1,375 m
80 km
3,195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Imperia 23 km · Savona 35 km · Sanremo 44 km · Mondovì 50 km · Ventimiglia 57 km · Menton 65 km · Cuneo 65 km · Fossano 68 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
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Albenga (44.05°, 8.2183°, elevation 5 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).