Portofino weather in July

In July, Portofino sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 68% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Portofino's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:58 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Portofino is settlement in Liguria, Italy.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July 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, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Portofino weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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

Any precipitation

Portofino gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131340396
231239406
321239416
421238426
521237426
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:488:05
215.34:488:05
315.34:498:05
415.34:498:05
515.24:508:05
615.24:508:04
715.24:518:04
815.24:528:04
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1015.24:538:03
1115.14:548:02
1215.14:558:02
1315.14:568:01
1415.14:568:01
1515.04:578:00
1615.04:587:59
1715.04:597:59
1815.05:007:58
1914.95:017:57
2014.95:027:56
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Portofino

In seasonPeak

None of Portofino's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Portofino?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Portofino sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Portofino in July

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Portofino in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).