Cento weather in August

In August, Cento sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Cento's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:22 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Cento is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.8 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cento reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
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203120
213120
223120
233120
243120
253020
263020
273019
283019
293019
302919
312919

How August really feels in Cento

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cento weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4271.191.5
Feb10° / 537.21.310.12.6
Mar15° / 557.70.511.65.0
Apr19° / 7310.7013.26.1
May24° / 14°7610.2014.66.9
Jun29° / 19°648.4015.35.9
Jul32° / 21°587.50154.6
Aug31° / 21°588.4013.94.8
Sep26° / 16°728.6012.37.0
Oct20° / 12°718.5010.76.5
Nov13° / 799.40.29.43.8
Dec / 587.918.71.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38020
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97822
107822
117822
127723
137723
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307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cento gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
625
725
825
925
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2530
2630
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182237312
282237312
382237312
482237312
582237322
682237312
782237312
872337312
972337312
1072337302
1172438302
1272438302
1362438292
1462439282
1562539282
1662540272
1762540272
1862540272
1962541272
2072541262
2172540262
2282440262
2392440261
24102439251
25112438251
26122538241
27142537231
28152537221
29162636211
30182636201
31192636181

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:05 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:057:37
214.55:067:36
314.55:077:35
414.45:087:33
514.45:097:32
614.35:107:31
714.35:127:29
814.25:137:28
914.25:147:26
1014.25:157:25
1114.15:167:23
1214.15:187:22
1314.05:197:20
1414.05:207:19
1513.95:217:17
1613.95:227:16
1713.85:247:14
1813.85:257:12
1913.75:267:11
2013.75:277:09
2113.65:287:07
2213.65:307:05
2313.55:317:04
2413.55:327:02
2513.45:337:00
2613.45:346:58
2713.35:366:57
2813.35:376:55
2913.25:386:53
3013.25:396:51
3113.15:416:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cento?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cento for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cento in August

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

In August, Cento sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cento in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cento peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cento 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 Cento is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1628 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cento?

Cento sits at 44.7°N, 11.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is San Giovanni in Persiceto, 13 km away.

Topography around Cento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cento has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,119 m.

The land around Cento is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
2,119 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: San Giovanni in Persiceto 13 km · Castel Maggiore 18 km · Castelfranco Emilia 24 km · Mirandola 24 km · Bologna 27 km · Zola Predosa 27 km · Casalecchio di Reno 28 km · Ferrara 29 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 Cento (44.731°, 11.2872°, elevation 15 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. 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).