When to go · Barolo
Barolo in August
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- High
- Italy overall
- Prices
- High
- Italy overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- SeptemberGreatInside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.
- OctoberGreatInside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Easter and 25 April make Rome and Florence busy; Venice's day-tripper fee starts on peak days; ideal walking weather.
Weather in August
- BaroloHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 6 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ferragosto (Assumption) big impact
15 Aug · Italy
Peak of the Italian holiday; cities empty of locals, coasts full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Italy overall
- High
- Prices · Italy overall
- High
Italy overall: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Barolo, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Mixed
Sep: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Sep: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Sep: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 6 (better)
Sep: 7
Crowds
Aug: High
Sep: High
Prices
Aug: High
Sep: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Sep: 0
August: Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.
September: Inside Barolo's best window: Sep–Oct.
Barolo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen