When to go

Lazio in August

Across the 60 Lazio towns we hold, August averages 30 degrees by day and 20 at night, with about 6 days of rain. The sea off the 10 coastal towns sits around 28 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.

Where to go in August

Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.

Amatrice
Province: Rieti · 955 m
Averages 27 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Sagra degli Spaghetti all'Amatriciana falls this month.
Orvinio
Province: Rieti · 840 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 8 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Sagra della Polenta falls this month.
Castel San Pietro Romano
Province: Roma · 763 m
Averages 29 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Festeggiamenti Patronali San Rocco falls this month.
Capranica Prenestina
Province: Roma · 915 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
San Donato Val di Comino
Province: Frosinone · 728 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
Picinisco
Province: Frosinone · 725 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 8 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
Ventotene
Province: Latina · 18 m
Averages 27 degrees with about 4 rain days. We list it as best in May–Sep. The sea is around 28 degrees.
Caprarola
Province: Viterbo · 510 m
We list it as best in Apr–Oct. 2 events this month.
San Felice Circeo
Province: Latina · 100 m
We list it as best in May–Sep. 2 events this month. The sea is around 27 degrees.
Cerveteri
Province: Roma · 81 m
We list it as best in May–Sep. Festa della Birra falls this month. The sea is around 28 degrees.

What is on in August

21 festivals we hold a source for. Recurring events, so the month is the promise and the exact dates are the comune’s to publish.

Somewhere else, or some other month

Next door in August: Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania.

Lazio through the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Or the whole country: Italy in August, and every town in Lazio.

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