August is one of the warmer months of the year in Rome, with average highs near 33°C and lows around 20.1°C (mean 26.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 100 mm of rainfall and 70% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Rome. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Rome was 2007 — when the month averaged 29.8°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 24.1°C. Typical August days reach 33°C with nights near 20.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
August is one of the drier months in Rome, averaging 100 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2021 with 237 mm, while the driest was 2011 at 26 mm.
Relative humidity in Rome during August averages 70%. The most humid August was 2013 at 82%, and the least humid was 1999 at 57%.
August receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rome. The sunniest August was 2024 at 6.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1992 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Rome during August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.1°C | 26.2°C | 26.9°C | 26.8°C | 26.8°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 32.4°C | 32.7°C | 33.6°C | 33.2°C | 33.3°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 19.8°C | 19.6°C | 20.3°C | 20.4°C | 20.2°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 101 mm | 91 mm | 91 mm | 97 mm | 132 mm | +31 mm |
August temperatures in Rome have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 11.8°C (1992) to a record high of 41.7°C (1983).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 100 mm, with a wettest year of 237 mm.
One of the best times to visit Rome
August is one of the best times to visit Rome. Expect days averaging 33°C and nights around 20.1°C (mean 26.6°C) — warmer than Rome's yearly average — with higher rainfall (100 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.4°C | 25.9°C | 19.3°C | 37.5°C | 12.7°C | 103 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 35.4°C | 27.6°C | 19.8°C | 38.8°C | 14.2°C | 52 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 34.2°C | 27.4°C | 20.6°C | 39.2°C | 16.6°C | 150 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 32.6°C | 26.5°C | 20.3°C | 36.5°C | 17.5°C | 115 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 32.4°C | 26.4°C | 20.3°C | 38.4°C | 17.2°C | 237 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 33.0°C | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 37.1°C | 16.4°C | 135 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 34.7°C | 27.7°C | 20.7°C | 39.3°C | 14.9°C | 81 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2018 | 31.7°C | 26.0°C | 20.4°C | 35.2°C | 15.1°C | 142 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 32.3°C | 26.1°C | 19.8°C | 37.1°C | 16.6°C | 103 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 35.2°C | 28.5°C | 21.8°C | 38.1°C | 18.0°C | 74 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 31.9°C | 25.7°C | 19.6°C | 38.0°C | 13.2°C | 134 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 33.4°C | 26.5°C | 19.6°C | 37.6°C | 15.4°C | 96 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 29.9°C | 24.8°C | 19.7°C | 34.0°C | 15.4°C | 116 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 32.1°C | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 37.3°C | 14.3°C | 96 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 35.4°C | 28.1°C | 20.8°C | 39.5°C | 16.1°C | 26 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 35.1°C | 28.7°C | 22.4°C | 39.6°C | 18.4°C | 98 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 32.2°C | 26.0°C | 19.7°C | 36.9°C | 15.3°C | 114 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 32.9°C | 26.1°C | 19.3°C | 37.7°C | 14.8°C | 132 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 🔥 | 37.2°C | 29.8°C | 22.5°C | 40.8°C | 20.4°C | 48 mm | 60% | 0.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2006 | 35.4°C | 28.6°C | 21.9°C | 38.7°C | 18.6°C | 94 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 33.0°C | 27.0°C | 21.0°C | 37.2°C | 18.3°C | 100 mm | 74% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 31.9°C | 25.0°C | 18.1°C | 36.7°C | 12.3°C | 83 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 31.6°C | 26.2°C | 20.8°C | 34.4°C | 18.3°C | 95 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 34.7°C | 27.4°C | 20.0°C | 38.1°C | 17.0°C | 59 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 32.5°C | 26.2°C | 19.9°C | 35.1°C | 14.3°C | 84 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 34.4°C | 27.0°C | 19.7°C | 39.5°C | 15.1°C | 97 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 35.5°C | 27.5°C | 19.4°C | 39.5°C | 15.2°C | 36 mm | 57% | 0.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 33.7°C | 26.6°C | 19.5°C | 37.3°C | 15.4°C | 93 mm | 65% | 0.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1997 | 31.8°C | 25.2°C | 18.6°C | 36.0°C | 12.4°C | 55 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 32.8°C | 26.1°C | 19.4°C | 35.5°C | 16.8°C | 90 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 34.7°C | 28.2°C | 21.8°C | 40.2°C | 19.3°C | 116 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 30.3°C | 24.6°C | 18.9°C | 34.8°C | 15.2°C | 94 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 33.8°C | 27.3°C | 20.7°C | 38.3°C | 17.3°C | 83 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 29.8°C | 24.1°C | 18.4°C | 35.5°C | 11.8°C | 159 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 30.5°C | 25.0°C | 19.4°C | 35.4°C | 14.6°C | 106 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1990 | 34.4°C | 27.4°C | 20.3°C | 38.2°C | 17.3°C | 82 mm | 64% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 30.1°C | 24.7°C | 19.3°C | 33.5°C | 12.4°C | 81 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1988 | 34.4°C | 27.6°C | 20.7°C | 38.6°C | 15.8°C | 106 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 35.1°C | 28.1°C | 21.0°C | 38.2°C | 16.6°C | 65 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1986 | 32.1°C | 25.8°C | 19.4°C | 37.6°C | 11.9°C | 138 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1985 | 30.6°C | 24.8°C | 19.1°C | 35.0°C | 15.0°C | 142 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 29.9°C | 24.5°C | 19.1°C | 32.5°C | 14.4°C | 91 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 35.4°C | 28.3°C | 21.3°C | 41.7°C | 16.7°C | 53 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 31.8°C | 25.4°C | 18.9°C | 37.2°C | 14.5°C | 105 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.6°C | 25.8°C | 19.1°C | 38.4°C | 15.2°C | 130 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 33°C with lows near 20.1°C (mean 26.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 100 mm of rainfall in Rome, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 237 mm in 2021.
The hottest August reached 41.7°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 11.8°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 32.1°C to 33.4°C and overnight lows from 19.5°C to 20.1°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Rome and one of the drier months, so plan for around 33°C daytime highs and 20.1°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Rome, averaging 26.6°C.
For August in Rome, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33°C and lows of 20.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 70% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.1 m/s (1981).
The wettest August on record was 2021 with 237 mm. On average, August sees 100 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Rome behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
