Tuscany · Italy
Florence in August
In August, Florence averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 18 °C, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Florence's most comfortable months, April to June and September.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 18 °C
- Rain in the month
- 39 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 231
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Florence
August is tied for the warmest month in Florence by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 9 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 18 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 5 °C cooler than August.
August brings 39 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 66 mm (792 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 50 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 °C | 2 °C | 56 mm | |
| February | 11 °C | 3 °C | 60 mm | |
| March | 14 °C | 5 °C | 56 mm | |
| April | 18 °C | 8 °C | 66 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 12 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| June | 27 °C | 16 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| July | 30 °C | 18 °C | 31 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 18 °C | 39 mm | |
| September | 25 °C | 14 °C | 80 mm | Yes |
| October | 20 °C | 10 °C | 84 mm | |
| November | 14 °C | 7 °C | 124 mm | |
| December | 10 °C | 3 °C | 79 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Florence?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Florence are April to June and September; the nearest are June, before, and September, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Italy in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Florence that are comfortable in August
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Florence
This guide lists 231 places to stay in Florence: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 228 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 149; 1–3 km, 49; 3–10 km, 19; 10 km or more, 14.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.