Piacenza weather in August

In August, Piacenza sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 73 mm of rain across 9 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 30°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 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 Piacenza's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piacenza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:28 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.8 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 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Piacenza reaches about 29°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 25°C and 33°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)
13020
23020
33020
43020
53020
63020
73020
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93020
103020
112920
122920
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212919
222919
232819
242819
252819
262819
272818
282818
292718
302718
312718

How August really feels in Piacenza

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.

Piacenza 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 / 597.72.890.9
Feb / 617.52.110.12.1
Mar14° / 688.21.111.64.4
Apr18° / 8810.80.113.25.6
May22° / 14°9211.1014.66.6
Jun27° / 17°759.8015.46.7
Jul30° / 20°547.7015.15.8
Aug29° / 19°739013.96.0
Sep24° / 15°938.8012.37.1
Oct18° / 11°10210010.75.7
Nov12° / 11110.60.79.32.9
Dec / 738.52.38.61.0

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57723
67624
77723
87624
97624
107525
117525
127624
137624
147624
157624
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187624
197624
207624
217624
227624
237624
247426
257426
267426
277327
287228
297129
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piacenza gets around 73 mm of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
427
527
628
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 27% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171940312
271940322
371940322
471939322
582039322
682038322
782038322
882038322
972139321
1072139321
1172139311
1272140311
1372241301
1472241291
1562242291
1662243281
1762244270
1862245270
1972245260
2072246250
2182246250
2292246240
23102246230
24112245230
25122244220
26132243210
27152343200
28162442190
29182441170
30192540160
31212639150

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
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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 5:10 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:107:44
214.55:117:43
314.55:137:42
414.45:147:40
514.45:157:39
614.45:167:38
714.35:177:36
814.35:187:35
914.25:207:33
1014.25:217:32
1114.15:227:30
1214.15:237:29
1314.05:247:27
1414.05:267:26
1514.05:277:24
1613.95:287:23
1713.95:297:21
1813.85:317:19
1913.85:327:18
2013.75:337:16
2113.75:347:14
2213.65:357:12
2313.65:377:11
2413.55:387:09
2513.55:397:07
2613.45:407:05
2713.45:427:03
2813.35:437:02
2913.35:447:00
3013.25:456:58
3113.25:476:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
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 Piacenza?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piacenza in August

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

In August, Piacenza sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piacenza 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 Piacenza 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 Piacenza 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 Piacenza is worst in January — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piacenza's WHO annual average of 20.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1725 µg/m³Aug 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piacenza?

Piacenza sits at 45.1°N, 9.7°E, 61 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cremona, 27 km away.

Topography around Piacenza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piacenza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Piacenza is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cremona 27 km · Lodi 32 km · Crema 35 km · Salsomaggiore Terme 35 km · Fidenza 35 km · Melegnano 45 km · Pavia 45 km · San Giuliano Milanese 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 Piacenza (45.0524°, 9.6934°, elevation 61 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).