Piombino weather in August

In August, Piombino sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piombino's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piombino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:29 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 17.1 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Piombino reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Piombino 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° / 679.49.23.1
Feb12° / 628.510.23.1
Mar13° / 11°537.611.64.0
Apr15° / 13°558.413.14.9
May19° / 16°396.114.46.8
Jun22° / 20°26415.18.2
Jul25° / 23°14214.89.1
Aug25° / 23°19313.88.6
Sep23° / 20°737.412.37.6
Oct19° / 17°10310.110.86.4
Nov16° / 14°130139.54.6
Dec13° / 11°9411.38.93.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
59010
69010
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148812
158812
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278614
288515
298515
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piombino gets around 19 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
37
47
57
67
77
88
98
108
118
128
138
149
159
169
179
1810
1910
2010
2111
2211
2312
2412
2513
2614
2714
2815
2916
3016
3117

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1031342393
2031341393
3041341403
4041340403
5041340403
6041440393
7051439393
8051439393
9051439392
10051439392
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19051838371
20151838371
21151938371
22161938361
23162037351
24272037341
25282136321
26392235301
273102335291
284112435270
294112534250
305122634220
316132734200

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2013light breeze
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2713light breeze
2814light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:137:35
214.35:147:34
314.35:157:33
414.35:167:32
514.25:177:30
614.25:187:29
714.15:197:28
814.15:207:27
914.15:217:25
1014.05:227:24
1114.05:237:22
1213.95:247:21
1313.95:267:20
1413.95:277:18
1513.85:287:17
1613.85:297:15
1713.75:307:14
1813.75:317:12
1913.65:327:10
2013.65:337:09
2113.55:357:07
2213.55:367:06
2313.55:377:04
2413.45:387:02
2513.45:397:01
2613.35:406:59
2713.35:416:57
2813.25:426:55
2913.25:436:54
3013.15:456:52
3113.15:466:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Piombino

In seasonPeak

None of Piombino's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Piombino's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Piombino?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piombino in August

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

In August, Piombino sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Piombino 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 26 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Piombino 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 Piombino peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 13UV 9Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Piombino?

Piombino sits at 42.9°N, 10.5°E, 21 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Follonica, 19 km away.

LivornoColle di Val d'ElsaSienaPoggibonsi

Topography around Piombino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piombino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Piombino is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (74%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
1,166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Follonica 19 km · Cecina 42 km · Grosseto 51 km · Rosignano Solvay-Castiglioncello 52 km · Livorno 71 km · Colle di Val d'Elsa 74 km · Siena 79 km · Poggibonsi 79 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 Piombino (42.9255°, 10.5259°, elevation 21 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).