Pavia weather in August

In August, Pavia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 70 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°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 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 Pavia's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:30 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23.3 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 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pavia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°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
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153121
163121
173121
183020
193020
203020
213020
223020
233020
243020
253020
262920
272919
282919
292919
302919
312819

How August really feels in Pavia

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.

Pavia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 556.71.691.3
Feb10° / 526.51.210.12.6
Mar15° / 627.60.411.65.0
Apr19° / 10°8010.3013.26.1
May24° / 14°8610.2014.66.8
Jun28° / 18°709.2015.46.1
Jul31° / 21°517.6015.14.9
Aug30° / 20°708.4013.95.2
Sep25° / 16°898.2012.37.1
Oct19° / 11°979.6010.76.0
Nov12° / 11810.30.49.33.3
Dec / 687.71.68.61.3

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57426
67327
77327
87327
97228
107228
117327
127327
137327
147426
157426
167525
177525
187525
197525
207525
217525
227426
237525
247426
257426
267327
277228
287228
297129
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pavia gets around 70 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 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
426
526
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2628
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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112039301
2111939301
3111938301
4112038301
5112038301
6112038301
7102039301
8102039301
9102039301
10102040291
11101941291
12101942281
13101943271
1492044271
1592045261
1692046251
1792046241
1892047231
1992047230
20102047220
21112047220
22112047220
23122046210
24142145210
25152143200
26162242190
27182341190
28192339180
29212438170
30222537160
31242636150

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 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 5:12 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:127:47
214.55:137:46
314.55:147:44
414.55:157:43
514.45:177:42
614.45:187:40
714.35:197:39
814.35:207:37
914.25:217:36
1014.25:237:34
1114.25:247:33
1214.15:257:31
1314.15:267:30
1414.05:277:28
1514.05:297:27
1613.95:307:25
1713.95:317:23
1813.85:327:22
1913.85:347:20
2013.75:357:18
2113.75:367:17
2213.65:377:15
2313.65:397:13
2413.55:407:11
2513.55:417:09
2613.45:427:08
2713.45:447:06
2813.35:457:04
2913.35:467:02
3013.25:477:00
3113.25:486:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pavia?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pavia in August

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

In August, Pavia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pavia 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 Pavia peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 14UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pavia 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 Pavia is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pavia's WHO annual average of 23.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1728 µg/m³Aug 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pavia?

Pavia sits at 45.2°N, 9.2°E, 77 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rozzano, 21 km away.

Topography around Pavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pavia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,801 m.

The land around Pavia is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
1,801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rozzano 21 km · Melegnano 22 km · San Giuliano Milanese 25 km · Voghera 25 km · San Donato Milanese 26 km · Romano Banco 26 km · Trezzano sul Naviglio 27 km · Corsico 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 Pavia (45.1921°, 9.1592°, elevation 77 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).