Weather in Bologna in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Bologna in August
Going from a maximum of +38°C during the day to a minimum of +15°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +27°C.
Is Bologna warm or cold in August?
Bologna is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +20°C to +20°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Bologna, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bologna in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +11°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +40°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 57 mm | 65 mm | 194 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 60% | 62% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +30°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 57 mm to 65 mm. Humidity rises from 60% to 62%. Winds are calmer in comparison to July, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in July to 15 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bologna is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Bologna?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bologna in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+17°C) and the highest in 2022 (+20°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 549 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 11684 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bologna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.