Piacenza in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Piacenza sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 202 mm of rain over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early June to 27°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.
Summer is Piacenza's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Piacenza's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 202 mm
- 27 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Piacenza in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early June to 27°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Piacenza reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Piacenza
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 1° | 59 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 9° / 2° | 61 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 14° / 5° | 68 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 18° / 9° | 88 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 5.6 |
| May | 22° / 14° | 92 | 11.1 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 27° / 17° | 75 | 9.8 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 30° / 20° | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 15.1 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 29° / 19° | 73 | 9 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.0 |
| Sep | 24° / 15° | 93 | 8.8 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 18° / 11° | 102 | 10 | 0 | 10.7 | 5.7 |
| Nov | 12° / 6° | 111 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 7° / 2° | 73 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Piacenza gets around 202 mm of rain over 27 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Piacenza?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer 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 Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Piacenza sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.
UV index in Piacenza in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Piacenza in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Moderate |
| Feb | 22 | Moderate |
| Mar | 25 | Moderate |
| Apr | 23 | Moderate |
| May | 20 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 18 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 18 | Moderate |
| Oct | 20 | Moderate |
| Nov | 20 | Moderate |
| Dec | 22 | Moderate |
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.
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
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.