Weather in Palermo in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Palermo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Palermo in August
The temperature in August is +82°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +91°F during the day and a minimum of +68°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +84°F.
Is Palermo warm or cold in August?
Palermo is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +86°F to +86°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +75°F to +75°F.
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:
Water temperature in Palermo in August
Water in Palermo in August is Warm. It varies from +76°F to +84°F, with an average of +80°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +86°F.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Palermo in August?
Climate in Palermo in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +86°F | +81°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +57°F | +57°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +102°F | +108°F | +104°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 20 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +80°F | +78°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 64% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 25 | 22 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +86°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 20 mm. Humidity rises from 61% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 25 sunny days in July to 22 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 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 the Years
The climate in Palermo in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+68°F) and the highest in 2012 (+75°F). The driest year was 1989 with only 353 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1977 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, 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.