Sinnai weather in August

In August, Sinnai sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sinnai's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinnai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sinnai 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sinnai reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sinnai 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 336.19.54.3
Feb14° / 346.610.54.4
Mar16° / 396.711.75.5
Apr18° / 11°407.3136.4
May22° / 15°275.314.17.7
Jun26° / 18°71.814.78.5
Jul29° / 21°10.314.57.4
Aug30° / 22°61.213.57.0
Sep26° / 19°264.112.37.9
Oct23° / 16°395.4117.7
Nov18° / 13°608.69.86.1
Dec15° / 10°517.99.34.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
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25946
26928
27928
28928
299010
309010
318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sinnai gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
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306
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101135477
211134477
311233478
411232478
511232469
6112314610
7113314610
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2621630429
2731730419
2831831409
2931931398
3032032378
3142132377

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 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 5:27 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:277:32
214.15:287:31
314.05:297:30
414.05:297:29
514.05:307:28
613.95:317:26
713.95:327:25
813.85:337:24
913.85:347:23
1013.85:357:22
1113.75:367:20
1213.75:377:19
1313.75:387:18
1413.65:397:17
1513.65:407:15
1613.65:417:14
1713.55:427:13
1813.55:437:11
1913.45:447:10
2013.45:447:08
2113.45:457:07
2213.35:467:05
2313.35:477:04
2413.25:487:02
2513.25:497:01
2613.25:506:59
2713.15:516:58
2813.15:526:56
2913.05:536:55
3013.05:546:53
3112.95:556:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
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246.3Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sinnai?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sinnai in August

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

In August, Sinnai sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sinnai in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Nov 2 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Sinnai 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 Sinnai peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sinnai?

Sinnai sits at 39.3°N, 9.2°E, 134 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Selargius, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sinnai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinnai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,061 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,816 m.

The land around Sinnai is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
401 m
16 km
1,061 m
80 km
1,816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Selargius 6.0 km · Monserrato 7.0 km · Quartu Sant'Elena 9.0 km · Sestu 10 km · Cagliari 11 km · Assemini 18 km · Iglesias 57 km · Carbonia 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 Sinnai (39.3029°, 9.2028°, elevation 134 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).