Sassuolo weather in August

In August, Sassuolo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 70 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Sassuolo's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sassuolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:25 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sassuolo is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.2 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 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sassuolo 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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How August really feels in Sassuolo

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.

Sassuolo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 618.23.590.8
Feb / 778.33.210.11.7
Mar13° / 819.31.811.63.8
Apr17° / 10212.20.413.25.0
May21° / 12°10411.8014.66.3
Jun26° / 16°799.1015.37.1
Jul28° / 18°597.90156.6
Aug28° / 18°709.3013.96.6
Sep23° / 14°949.7012.37.0
Oct17° / 10°10310.60.110.75.5
Nov12° / 115111.49.42.8
Dec / 859.438.71.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57723
67723
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sassuolo gets around 70 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
428
528
628
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1830
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3133

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 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110244322
210244323
39254223
49254223
59264123
69264123
79274023
89274023
99284023
109294022
119294022
129294021
139304120
148304219
158304319
168304418
178304417
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209304516
219304516
2210294515
2311294415
2412294415
2514294314
2615304214
2717304013
2818313912
2920313811
3021323610
3123333510

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
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
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65calm
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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 5:07 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:077:39
214.55:087:37
314.45:107:36
414.45:117:35
514.45:127:33
614.35:137:32
714.35:147:31
814.25:157:29
914.25:167:28
1014.15:187:26
1114.15:197:25
1214.15:207:23
1314.05:217:22
1414.05:227:20
1513.95:247:19
1613.95:257:17
1713.85:267:16
1813.85:277:14
1913.75:287:12
2013.75:307:11
2113.65:317:09
2213.65:327:07
2313.55:337:05
2413.55:347:04
2513.45:367:02
2613.45:377:00
2713.35:386:58
2813.35:396:57
2913.25:406:55
3013.25:426:53
3113.15:436:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sassuolo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sassuolo in August

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

In August, Sassuolo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sassuolo 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 Sassuolo peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 12UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sassuolo 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 Sassuolo is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Sassuolo's WHO annual average of 14.2 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1917 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sassuolo?

Sassuolo sits at 44.5°N, 10.8°E, 121 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Fiorano, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Sassuolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sassuolo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,108 m.

The land around Sassuolo is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (27%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (31%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
874 m
80 km
2,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Fiorano 2.0 km · Formigine 6.0 km · Scandiano 9.0 km · Modena 16 km · Vignola 19 km · Reggio nell'Emilia 21 km · Castelfranco Emilia 22 km · Correggio 25 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 Sassuolo (44.5432°, 10.7848°, elevation 121 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).