Weather in Palermo in August 2024
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Palermo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Palermo in August
Going from a maximum of +39°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +31°C.
Is Palermo warm or cold in August?
Palermo is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +29°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is the hottest month in Palermo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Palermo in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +42°C | +40°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 20 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 63% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 27 | 25 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +29°C to +30°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 20 mm. Humidity rises from 61% to 63%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 27 sunny days in July to 25 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Palermo is gradually increasing during August, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Palermo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Palermo in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2018 (+30°C) and the highest in 1999 (+38°C). The driest year was 2012 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1998 with 136 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Palermo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.