Prato weather in July

In July, Prato sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Prato's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:52 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical July day in Prato reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Prato

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Prato weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 779.32.59.10.7
Feb / 839.1310.21.3
Mar12° / 8410.21.711.63.1
Apr15° / 9712.70.513.24.3
May19° / 11°7912014.56.0
Jun24° / 14°609.4015.27.1
Jul27° / 17°427.9014.97.4
Aug27° / 17°398.2013.87.3
Sep22° / 13°819.9012.36.8
Oct17° / 10°12311.9010.85.1
Nov11° / 13812.819.52.6
Dec / 108112.28.81.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38020
48020
58020
68020
78119
88119
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318119

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Prato gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2225
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2826
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3126

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118363510
217363610
317363610
416363710
516363710
616363710
716363710
816363710
917363710
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111736389
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151834408
161834418
171733428
181733438
191633438
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211432458
221332469
231231479
241131489
2511314910
2610314910
279305011
288305012
298305013
308295013
318295014

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 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 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:427:56
215.24:427:56
315.24:437:56
415.24:437:56
515.24:447:56
615.24:447:55
715.24:457:55
815.14:467:55
915.14:467:54
1015.14:477:54
1115.14:487:53
1215.14:497:53
1315.04:497:52
1415.04:507:52
1515.04:517:51
1615.04:527:50
1714.94:537:50
1814.94:547:49
1914.94:557:48
2014.94:567:48
2114.84:577:47
2214.84:577:46
2314.84:587:45
2414.74:597:44
2514.75:007:43
2614.75:017:42
2714.65:027:41
2814.65:047:40
2914.65:057:39
3014.55:067:38
3114.55:077:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.71 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Prato?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prato in July

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

In July, Prato sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Prato 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 Prato peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Prato 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 Prato is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prato's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1918 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prato?

Prato sits at 43.9°N, 11.1°E, 61 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Campi Bisenzio, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Prato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prato has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.

The land around Prato is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
480 m
16 km
1,202 m
80 km
2,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Campi Bisenzio 7.0 km · Fornacelle 7.0 km · Montemurlo 7.0 km · Sesto Fiorentino 10 km · Pistoia 15 km · Scandicci 16 km · Florence 16 km · Campo di Marte 18 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 Prato (43.8805°, 11.097°, 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).