Rieti weather in August

In August, Rieti sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rieti's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rieti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:21 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.3 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rieti reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
152917
162917
172917
182917
192917
202817
212817
222817
232816
242816
252816
262816
272716
282716
292716
302715
312615

How August really feels in Rieti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Rieti 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 719.539.31.3
Feb / 81103.410.31.8
Mar12° / 9210.9311.63.4
Apr16° / 98130.913.14.5
May20° / 10°8311.40.114.46.2
Jun25° / 14°538.80157.3
Jul28° / 17°305.7014.87.2
Aug28° / 17°336.1013.76.8
Sep23° / 13°829.4012.37.1
Oct18° / 10°10510.50.110.85.9
Nov13° / 12912.419.63.4
Dec / 10710.72.891.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128713
138713
148614
158713
168713
178713
188713
198713
208614
218515
228515
238416
248416
258416
268218
278218
288119
298020
307921
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rieti gets around 33 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
517
617
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1519
1619
1719
1820
1920
2020
2121
2221
2322
2422
2523
2624
2725
2825
2926
3026
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1284725
2284725
3284725
4294724
5294724
6294823
7294823
8304822
9304921
10304921
11314920
12314920
13324919
14334919
15334918
16334918
17344918
18344918
19344818
20344818
21344818
22354718
23354718
24364618
25364518
26374518
27384417
28394417
29404316
30424315
31434314

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:057:25
214.35:067:23
314.35:077:22
414.25:087:21
514.25:097:20
614.15:107:19
714.15:117:17
814.15:127:16
914.05:137:15
1014.05:147:13
1113.95:157:12
1213.95:167:11
1313.95:177:09
1413.85:187:08
1513.85:197:06
1613.75:217:05
1713.75:227:03
1813.65:237:02
1913.65:247:00
2013.65:256:59
2113.55:266:57
2213.55:276:55
2313.45:286:54
2413.45:296:52
2513.35:306:50
2613.35:316:49
2713.25:336:47
2813.25:346:45
2913.15:356:44
3013.15:366:42
3113.15:376:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rieti?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rieti for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rieti in August

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

In August, Rieti sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rieti in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rieti peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rieti?

Rieti sits at 42.4°N, 12.9°E, 405 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Terni, 25 km away.

Topography around Rieti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rieti has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,847 m.

The land around Rieti is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
1,908 m
80 km
2,847 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Terni 25 km · Spoleto 39 km · Monterotondo 44 km · Mentana 45 km · L'Aquila 45 km · Guidonia Montecelio 47 km · Guidonia 47 km · Tor Lupara 49 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 Rieti (42.4048°, 12.8574°, elevation 405 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).