Paolo VI weather in August

In August, Paolo VI sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:06 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Paolo VI is human settlement in Italy.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Paolo VI reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
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Paolo VI 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 588.39.43.3
Feb12° / 568.210.43.4
Mar14° / 588.411.74.5
Apr17° / 11°498.4135.8
May21° / 15°32614.27.5
Jun26° / 20°194.114.88.2
Jul29° / 22°122.314.67.2
Aug29° / 23°132.513.67.0
Sep25° / 19°486.412.37.7
Oct21° / 16°727.610.97.1
Nov17° / 12°868.79.75.5
Dec13° / 658.89.23.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10946
11946
12946
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14946
15946
16937
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22928
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25919
26919
27919
288911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paolo VI gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
59
69
78
88
98
108
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147
157
167
177
187
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2610
2711
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3014
3115

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 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11836496
21835497
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2421232477
2521232478
2631331468
2731431458
2841431438
2941532427
3051532417
3161533397

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:527:02
214.14:537:01
314.14:537:00
414.14:546:59
514.04:556:58
614.04:566:57
714.04:576:56
813.94:586:54
913.94:596:53
1013.95:006:52
1113.85:016:51
1213.85:026:49
1313.75:036:48
1413.75:046:46
1513.75:056:45
1613.65:066:44
1713.65:076:42
1813.55:086:41
1913.55:096:39
2013.55:106:38
2113.45:116:36
2213.45:126:35
2313.35:136:33
2413.35:146:32
2513.25:156:30
2613.25:166:29
2713.25:176:27
2813.15:186:25
2913.15:196:24
3013.05:206:22
3113.05:216:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Paolo VI?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paolo VI in August

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

In August, Paolo VI sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Paolo VI 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 1 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Paolo VI 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 Paolo VI peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Paolo VI?

Paolo VI sits at 40.5°N, 17.3°E, 47 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Taranto, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Paolo VI

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paolo VI has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m.

The land around Paolo VI is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (23%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
500 m
80 km
869 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Taranto 7.0 km · Grottaglie 14 km · Massafra 15 km · Palagiano 21 km · Martina Franca 21 km · Ceglie Messapica 25 km · Francavilla Fontana 26 km · Sava 27 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 Paolo VI (40.5222°, 17.274°, elevation 47 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).