Venice weather in August

In August, Venice sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 80°F, with 5.4 in of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Venice's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Venice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
80°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.4 in
18.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:05 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Venice is city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.

Density
510/km²
people per km²

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 85°F through the month.

A typical August day in Venice reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 80°F overnight — a 5°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Venice weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan67° / 60°2.35.510.57.0
Feb67° / 61°1.65117.2
Mar70° / 64°1.85.211.87.6
Apr74° / 69°1.84.912.68.1
May79° / 74°2.06.313.37.6
Jun83° / 78°5.214.813.75.4
Jul84° / 80°4.616.213.54.7
Aug85° / 80°5.418.4134.3
Sep83° / 79°6.016.212.24.8
Oct80° / 74°2.87.911.47.1
Nov74° / 68°1.43.610.78.2
Dec70° / 63°1.75.110.37.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54258
64258
74258
84357
94357
104456
114456
124456
134555
144654
154654
164654
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204456
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224357
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264258
274159
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Venice gets around 5.4 in of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
357
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658
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3160

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104060
204060
303961
403862
503862
603763
703763
803664
903664
1003664
1103664
1203664
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2004060
2104159
2204258
2304357
2404456
2514554
2614653
2714752
2814851
2915049
3015148
3115346

Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:577:15
213.35:587:14
313.35:587:13
413.25:597:13
513.25:597:12
613.26:007:11
713.26:007:10
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1113.16:027:07
1213.16:037:06
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1413.06:047:05
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1613.06:057:03
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2012.96:076:59
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3012.66:126:49
3112.66:126:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
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195.9Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Venice

In seasonPeak

In August, Venice sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Venice sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Venice's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Venice?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Venice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Venice in August

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

In August, Venice sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 80°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Venice in August

The nearest coast averages about 86°F 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 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 66°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 11 to Jan 2 — about 9.8 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan66Cool
Feb66Cool
Mar69Refreshing
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct81Warm
Nov75Refreshing
Dec70Refreshing

UV index in Venice in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Venice peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Venice 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 Venice is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1717 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Venice?

Venice sits at 27.1°N, 82.5°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Port, 14 mi away.

Topography around Venice

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Venice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 ft around an average of 10 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 ft.

The land around Venice is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, water (52%) and trees (24%) within 10 miles, and water (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
52 ft
10 miles
121 ft
50 miles
233 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: North Port 14 mi · Sarasota 17 mi · Port Charlotte 24 mi · Bayshore Gardens 24 mi · South Bradenton 26 mi · Punta Gorda Isles 26 mi · Punta Gorda 28 mi · Bradenton 29 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 Venice (27.0998°, -82.4543°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).