Rome weather in August

In August, Rome sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rome's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rome's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
59°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Rome is city in Oneida County, New York, United States.

Density
166/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical August day in Rome reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Rome

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Rome weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°4.215.614.69.20.0
Feb31° / 16°3.512.711.910.20.0
Mar40° / 24°4.213.78.511.60.3
Apr54° / 37°4.813.92.713.23.0
May66° / 47°4.613.40.114.45.5
Jun74° / 56°5.313.8015.16.2
Jul78° / 61°4.813.4014.96.2
Aug76° / 59°4.412.5013.86.6
Sep70° / 52°4.410.8012.36.3
Oct57° / 42°5.113.90.510.83.8
Nov45° / 31°4.514.95.59.50.9
Dec34° / 22°4.816.7138.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95248
105248
115248
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145347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rome gets around 4.4 in of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
943
1042
1142
1242
1342
1441
1541
1641
1741
1840
1940
2039
2139
2238
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3034
3134

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142635232
2142734232
3152733232
4152733232
5152732242
6152732242
7152732242
8162731242
9162731242
10172731232
11172731231
12182831221
13192831211
14192831211
15192831201
16202931191
17202931181
18212931181
19223030171
20223030171
21233029161
22243028161
23253028161
24263027151
25273026151
26283125151
27293124151
28303124151
29313023141
30323023141
31333022141

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:567:20
214.44:577:19
314.34:587:18
414.34:597:16
514.25:007:15
614.25:017:14
714.25:027:12
814.15:037:11
914.15:047:10
1014.05:067:08
1114.05:077:07
1214.05:087:06
1313.95:097:04
1413.95:107:03
1513.85:117:01
1613.85:127:00
1713.75:136:58
1813.75:156:56
1913.75:166:55
2013.65:176:53
2113.65:186:52
2213.55:196:50
2313.55:206:48
2413.45:216:47
2513.45:226:45
2613.35:246:43
2713.35:256:41
2813.25:266:40
2913.25:276:38
3013.15:286:36
3113.15:296:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.3Bright
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145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rome?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rome for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rome in August

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

In August, Rome sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 59°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rome in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rome peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rome?

Rome sits at 43.2°N, 75.5°W, 456 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Utica, 14 mi away.

Topography around Rome

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Rome.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rome has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft around an average of 456 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,910 ft.

The land around Rome is covered by trees (52%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (64%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
157 ft
10 miles
1,010 ft
50 miles
2,910 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Utica 14 mi · Cicero 34 mi · Clay 36 mi · Syracuse 37 mi · Oswego 55 mi · Cortland 56 mi · Gloversville 57 mi · Watertown 57 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Rome (43.2129°, -75.4557°, elevation 456 ft), 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).