Portofino weather in August

In August, Portofino sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.1 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Portofino's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Portofino is settlement in Liguria, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Portofino reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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Portofino 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
Jan11° / 12912.19.12.4
Feb11° / 10711.310.22.4
Mar12° / 10°10410.711.63.3
Apr14° / 12°9210.313.24.3
May18° / 16°70914.56.0
Jun21° / 19°46715.37.3
Jul24° / 22°254.1158.5
Aug24° / 22°406.113.88.1
Sep22° / 20°1028.712.37.0
Oct18° / 16°17912.910.85.7
Nov15° / 13°21414.69.43.9
Dec12° / 10°15814.18.72.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Portofino gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117225713
217225614
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:147:44
214.55:157:43
314.45:167:42
414.45:187:40
514.35:197:39
614.35:207:38
714.35:217:36
814.25:227:35
914.25:237:34
1014.15:247:32
1114.15:267:31
1214.05:277:29
1314.05:287:28
1413.95:297:26
1513.95:307:25
1613.95:327:23
1713.85:337:21
1813.85:347:20
1913.75:357:18
2013.75:367:16
2113.65:377:15
2213.65:397:13
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2613.45:437:06
2713.35:457:04
2813.35:467:03
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3013.25:486:59
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Portofino

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Portofino?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Portofino in August

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

In August, Portofino sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Portofino 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 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Portofino 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 Portofino peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Portofino 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 Portofino is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Portofino?

Portofino sits at 44.3°N, 9.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rapallo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Portofino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portofino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,979 m.

The land around Portofino is covered by water (76%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
506 m
16 km
1,220 m
80 km
1,979 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rapallo 5.0 km · Chiavari 9.0 km · Sestri Levante 15 km · Genoa 24 km · Cinque Terre 47 km · La Spezia 54 km · Savona 58 km · Novi Ligure 61 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 Portofino (44.3035°, 9.2094°, elevation 0 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. 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).