Aosta weather in August

In August, Aosta sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aosta's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aosta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:36 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aosta reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24156
25156
26156
27156
28155
29155
30155
31145

How August really feels in Aosta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aosta weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°10011.912.88.90.0
Feb-4° / -12°7910.91210.10.0
Mar / -8°881213.211.60.0
Apr / -4°971313.313.30.0
May / 11216.38.214.71.1
Jun13° / 10516.72.315.43.3
Jul16° / 9515.70.815.14.6
Aug16° / 8713.90.713.94.6
Sep12° / 8912.72.912.32.9
Oct / -1°9812.47.910.70.7
Nov-0° / -7°12413.313.69.30.0
Dec-5° / -11°11012.713.68.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125941
135941
146040
156040
166040
176139
186139
196139
206139
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
275941
285941
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Aosta gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1501
2501
3501
4491
5491
6481
7482
8472
9472
10472
11462
12462
13452
14452
15442
16442
17432
18432
19422
20422
21422
22422
23422
24423
25423
26424
27424
28424
29425
30425
31425

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 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 5:18 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:187:56
214.65:197:54
314.65:207:53
414.55:217:52
514.55:237:50
614.45:247:49
714.45:257:48
814.35:267:46
914.35:277:45
1014.25:297:43
1114.25:307:42
1214.15:317:40
1314.15:327:38
1414.15:347:37
1514.05:357:35
1614.05:367:33
1713.95:377:32
1813.95:397:30
1913.85:407:28
2013.85:417:27
2113.75:427:25
2213.75:447:23
2313.65:457:21
2413.65:467:19
2513.55:487:18
2613.45:497:16
2713.45:507:14
2813.35:517:12
2913.35:537:10
3013.25:547:08
3113.25:557:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aosta?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Aosta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aosta in August

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

In August, Aosta sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aosta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Aosta peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aosta?

Aosta sits at 45.7°N, 7.3°E, 583 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Chamonix, 40 km away.

Topography around Aosta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aosta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m around an average of 764 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,150 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,625 m.

The land around Aosta is covered by trees (48%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
983 m
16 km
3,150 m
80 km
4,625 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Chamonix 40 km · Martigny-Ville 45 km · Zermatt 46 km · Ivrea 53 km · Sitten 55 km · Sallanches 58 km · Ciriè 60 km · Biella 61 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 Aosta (45.7376°, 7.3172°, elevation 583 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. 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).