Novi Ligure weather in August

In August, Novi Ligure sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.7 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Novi Ligure's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novi Ligure's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Novi Ligure 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Novi Ligure reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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182819
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202819
212819
222818
232818
242818
252818
262718
272718
282718
292717
302717
312717

How August really feels in Novi Ligure

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.

Novi Ligure 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 / 667.43.291.0
Feb / 586.52.310.12.1
Mar14° / 657.8111.64.2
Apr17° / 7910.50.113.25.4
May21° / 13°7510.9014.66.4
Jun26° / 17°558.8015.37.1
Jul29° / 19°386.50156.4
Aug28° / 19°487.7013.96.5
Sep24° / 15°889012.37.1
Oct18° / 10°11210.1010.75.6
Nov12° / 13310.90.59.42.9
Dec / 798.338.71.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77624
87624
97624
107624
117525
127525
137624
147624
157624
167624
177624
187624
197624
207624
217624
227525
237525
247525
257426
267426
277228
287228
297129
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Novi Ligure gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2025
2125
2226
2326
2427
2527
2627
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121844241
2121844241
3121944250
4121944250
5121944250
6121944250
7122043250
8122043240
9122043240
10122143240
11122143240
12122143240
13122143230
14112244230
15112245220
16112245220
17112246210
18112246210
19122246200
20122246200
21132246190
22132246190
23142245180
24162244180
25172343170
26182342160
27202441150
28212540140
29232638130
30242737120
31262836110

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:15 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:157:47
214.55:167:46
314.55:177:45
414.45:187:43
514.45:197:42
614.35:207:41
714.35:227:39
814.35:237:38
914.25:247:36
1014.25:257:35
1114.15:267:33
1214.15:277:32
1314.05:297:30
1414.05:307:29
1513.95:317:27
1613.95:327:26
1713.85:347:24
1813.85:357:22
1913.75:367:21
2013.75:377:19
2113.65:387:17
2213.65:407:16
2313.65:417:14
2413.55:427:12
2513.55:437:10
2613.45:447:08
2713.45:467:07
2813.35:477:05
2913.25:487:03
3013.25:497:01
3113.15:506:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Novi Ligure?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Novi Ligure in August

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

In August, Novi Ligure sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Novi Ligure 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 44 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 3 to Oct 19 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Novi Ligure 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 Novi Ligure peaks around July 14 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novi Ligure 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 Novi Ligure is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1726 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Novi Ligure?

Novi Ligure sits at 44.8°N, 8.8°E, 197 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Tortona, 16 km away.

Topography around Novi Ligure

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novi Ligure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,776 m.

The land around Novi Ligure is covered by cropland (36%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
708 m
80 km
1,776 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Tortona 16 km · Alessandria 21 km · Acqui Terme 27 km · Valenza 30 km · Voghera 31 km · Genoa 42 km · Asti 48 km · Casale Monferrato 49 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 Novi Ligure (44.7625°, 8.787°, elevation 197 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).