Licata weather in August

In August, Licata sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Licata is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Licata reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Licata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 11°627.89.74.6
Feb14° / 11°517.510.64.5
Mar15° / 12°406.411.75.3
Apr17° / 14°264.712.96.5
May20° / 17°102.2148.0
Jun24° / 20°40.914.59.2
Jul26° / 23°10.214.39.3
Aug27° / 24°40.813.48.9
Sep25° / 22°344.212.38.4
Oct22° / 19°626.5117.6
Nov19° / 16°738.9106.4
Dec16° / 13°628.59.55.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25964
26955
27955
28946
29937
30937
31919

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Licata gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
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316

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1045343
2045244
3045046
4044847
5044748
6044649
7044551
8044551
9044551
10054550
11054451
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25074251
26084250
27094149
281104248
291104247
301114245
312124244

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 5:13 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:137:08
213.95:137:07
313.95:147:06
413.85:157:05
513.85:167:04
613.85:177:03
713.75:187:02
813.75:187:01
913.75:197:00
1013.65:206:59
1113.65:216:57
1213.65:226:56
1313.55:236:55
1413.55:246:54
1513.55:246:53
1613.45:256:51
1713.45:266:50
1813.45:276:49
1913.35:286:47
2013.35:296:46
2113.35:306:45
2213.25:306:43
2313.25:316:42
2413.15:326:41
2513.15:336:39
2613.15:346:38
2713.05:356:36
2813.05:366:35
2913.05:366:33
3012.95:376:32
3112.95:386:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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216.5Intense
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236.5Intense
246.4Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Licata?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Licata in August

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

In August, Licata sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Licata in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 12 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Licata in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Licata 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Licata?

Licata sits at 37.1°N, 13.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Palma di Montechiaro, 18 km away.

Topography around Licata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Licata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,547 m.

The land around Licata is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
1,547 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Palma di Montechiaro 18 km · Gela 27 km · Canicattì 30 km · Favara 34 km · Agrigento 40 km · Niscemi 41 km · Porto Empedocle 42 km · San Cataldo 43 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 Licata (37.1027°, 13.9397°, elevation 8 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).