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When to go · Stresa

Stresa in August

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Apr–Jun, 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
27°C (81°F) / 16°C (61°F)
average high / low
Rain days
8
Crowds
High
Italy overall
Prices
High
Italy overall

Verdict

MixedItaly month rating

Outside the best window (Apr–Jun, 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:

Weather in August

Long-term averages
  • StresaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 8 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 Stresa, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Aug: 27 °C (81 °F)

    Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)

  • Night low

    Aug: 16 °C (61 °F)

    Apr: 7 °C (45 °F)

  • Rain days

    Aug: 8 (better)

    Apr: 9

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Apr: High

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Apr: High

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 1

    Apr: 1

August: Outside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Ferragosto (15 Aug): Italians on holiday, city restaurants shut for weeks, coast packed and priced at peak.

April: Inside Stresa's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Stresa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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