When to go · Verona
Verona in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), opera nights if you want a quiet centre.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Italy overall
- Prices
- High
- Italy overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), opera nights if you want a quiet centre.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- VeronaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 7 days
- Po Valley and the north, Italy · Milan, Venice, Verona, Bologna, Turinhot
Foggy, damp winters; sticky summers with mosquitoes near the lagoon. Venice acqua alta floods most often October–December (the MOSE barriers now stop the worst).
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 Verona, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Apr: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
Aug: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 7 (better)
Apr: 9
Crowds
Aug: High
Apr: High
Prices
Aug: High
Apr: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Apr: 1
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and crowds), opera nights if you want a quiet centre.
April: Inside Verona's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Verona: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen