Salsomaggiore Terme weather in August

In August, Salsomaggiore Terme sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 55 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Salsomaggiore Terme's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salsomaggiore Terme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Salsomaggiore Terme is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 Salsomaggiore Terme reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
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172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252718
262718
272717
282717
292717
302717
312617

How August really feels in Salsomaggiore Terme

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.

Salsomaggiore Terme weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 668.63.490.8
Feb / 677.93.210.11.8
Mar13° / 728.42.111.63.9
Apr17° / 9011.60.713.25.2
May21° / 12°8411.10.114.66.4
Jun26° / 16°608.5015.37.1
Jul29° / 19°406.80156.4
Aug28° / 18°557.8013.96.5
Sep23° / 14°869.1012.37.1
Oct17° / 10°11310.80.210.75.4
Nov11° / 11711.21.29.42.7
Dec / 859.63.28.71.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67723
77624
87624
97723
107624
117624
127624
137624
147723
157723
167723
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197723
207624
217624
227624
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247426
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267228
277228
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Salsomaggiore Terme gets around 55 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
423
523
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1925
2025
2125
2226
2326
2427
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112294415
212294315
312294315
412294316
512304216
612304216
712304216
812304215
912304215
1012304215
1112314215
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1312314314
1412324314
1512324313
1612324313
1712334312
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1912334411
2013324411
2113324411
2214324411
2315324310
2416314210
2518314110
261931409
272131399
282331388
292532377
302632357
312832346

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:10 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:107:43
214.55:117:41
314.55:127:40
414.45:137:39
514.45:147:37
614.35:157:36
714.35:177:35
814.35:187:33
914.25:197:32
1014.25:207:30
1114.15:217:29
1214.15:237:27
1314.05:247:26
1414.05:257:24
1513.95:267:23
1613.95:277:21
1713.85:297:19
1813.85:307:18
1913.75:317:16
2013.75:327:14
2113.75:337:13
2213.65:357:11
2313.65:367:09
2413.55:377:07
2513.55:387:06
2613.45:407:04
2713.45:417:02
2813.35:427:00
2913.35:436:58
3013.25:446:56
3113.15:466:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Salsomaggiore Terme?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salsomaggiore Terme in August

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

In August, Salsomaggiore Terme sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salsomaggiore Terme 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 Salsomaggiore Terme peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Salsomaggiore Terme 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 Salsomaggiore Terme is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1724 µg/m³Aug 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salsomaggiore Terme?

Salsomaggiore Terme sits at 44.8°N, 10.0°E, 157 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Fidenza, 8.0 km away.

Suzzara

Topography around Salsomaggiore Terme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salsomaggiore Terme has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,080 m.

The land around Salsomaggiore Terme is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (33%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
918 m
80 km
2,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Fidenza 8.0 km · Parma 27 km · Piacenza 35 km · Cremona 35 km · Viadana 44 km · Reggio nell'Emilia 53 km · Scandiano 61 km · Suzzara 63 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 Salsomaggiore Terme (44.8159°, 9.9864°, elevation 157 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).