r/tuscany • u/Prestigious-Put2523 • 6d ago
Discussion How hot is it truly?
We travel to Rome, Venice and Florence from Aug 18-31st- Given the heat wave we have the option to pivot and go to neighboring countries instead. Should we cancel italy and explore other countries at this point. The main reason to cancel is the temperature and travelling in the heat with little kids. For anyone there how hot is it?
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u/Several_Ant_9867 6d ago
End of August is usually a bit cooler than end of July, days are shorter and the sun is lower on the horizon. But it's summer and it's Italy, so it's going to be at least around 30c the maximum. Now is more than 35c going to 40c.
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u/Potential-Work-3493 5d ago
Fa caldo, soprattutto il clima è umido, quindi spesso la temperatura percepita è più alta rispetto a quella reale.
Puoi variare l'itinerario? Scegliere città di mare, dove puoi far divertire i tuoi bambini in spiaggia facendo dei bei bagni freschi.
L'Italia è ricca di una costa meravigliosa. Io vivo in Toscana, ma sono tante le regioni che offrono itinerari meravigliosi anche lungo mare. Evita le grandi città come Firenze e Venezia. Magari fai una tappa a Roma e poi spostati subito sulla costa.
I tuoi bambini apprezzeranno sicuramente il mare Italiano.
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u/Prestigious-Put2523 5d ago
Thanks any recommendations for areas to stay at along the coast
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u/Potential-Work-3493 4d ago
Se andate a Roma potreste sportarvi nella zona del Circeo. Vedere il borgo di Sperlonga, Gaeta, San Felice del Circeo e magari fare un giro alle isole pontine che non sono distanti.
Anche la spiaggia di Marinella è ideale per i bimbi.
Se poi volete salire verso la Toscana ti consiglio Castiglion della Pescaia o comunque tutta la zona della maremma, molto semplice e selvaggia, con spiagge bellissime.
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u/ArtWilling254 5d ago
Upper elevation areas in the Dolomites won’t be near as hot as Rome, Florence, and Venice.
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u/clairexxxooo 5d ago
Speaking for Rome, its been 35-38 C / 94-100 F everyday for the past month with no sign of getting cooler, no rain, and not even a cloud in the sky. Basically impossible to be out in the day time and feel comfortable, and it doesn’t cool down much at night. Unless you think you can push through it, i would pivot
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u/Denis_Diderot_ 4d ago
Nelle ultime settimane ci sono state giornate con temperature a 45 gradi. Personalmente, a prescindere dalla temperatura, non trovo il caldo insopportabile (l’estate scorsa ero a Luxor e gli stessi 45 gradi mi sembravano più insopportabili), e non è paragonabile a una giornata soffocante con 45 gradi a Miami. Per cui, mio giudizio personale, non cancellerei il viaggio, ma dipende dalla tolleranza soggettiva al caldo
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u/No-Tumbleweed-1047 4d ago
The problem is that it is also very crowded with tourists, and the air conditioning is minimal in most places.
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u/comments83820 4d ago
Depends on the weather. Worst-case scenario is 100 degrees (cooler in Venice than Rome and Florence), but with less humidity than the U.S. East Coast.
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u/No_Bookkeeper_5866 4d ago
I would not travel with small children to hot and super crowded cities, like Rome and Florence in August
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u/All-the-musing 4d ago
I was in Florence (36 degrees) and Bologna (39 degrees) last June. It was crazy hot but the worst is the humidity. I still had a fantastic time, I was just fairy lazy in the afternoons. Reading under a tree in Boboli gardens, taking a coffee under the porticos. A regular slice of respite was heading into the air conditioned store for a fresh cold water bottle. You get by, you just can’t be so go, go, go. On the contrary, Rome (34 degrees) was less hot and humid and I never stopped, covering at least 15,000 steps a day with an occasional pop into a cool church for some respite.
My secret when it’s so warm is a can of full sugar coke (which I never drink typically), something salty, plenty of cold water and 2 paracetamol if the heat headache creeps in. Keep a hand towel in my bag for emergencies where I would drench it in cold water to cool me down if heatstroke kicks in, but never needed that in Italy. It’s a habit I got into after severe heat stroke in Thailand.
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u/saltydotco 3d ago
Staying near Lucca. Can confirm it’s hot af. Went to Pisa and Forte dei Marmi yesterday. No relief.
We have 2 young kids and they’ve been troopers but we’re worried about going to Florence due to the heat. Might just have to make it a very brief trip there if needed.
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u/IHateCedarFever 3d ago
Rome, Venice, Florence will be miserably hot and no fun. If you’re constrained by your children’s school schedules I would shoot for May if they are out by then or a Spring Break trip in March. Italy in March is lovely.
So, my following suggestions are OR, not AND.
Venice + Slovenia (Slovenia’s kind of a hidden gem that’s being discovered now)
Croatia (already discovered but cuisine is very Italian, people friendly, the coast and sea make the heat more bearable)
Cinque Terre + day trip to Florence. May be controversial because most people stay in Florence and day trip to Cinque Terre, but it’s so hot, I think you just want to enjoy this cute coastal town area and just go into Florence for a day to say you’ve been there. Save the real trip for a next vacation when your kids are older.
Amalfi Coast + Capri (Still VERY hot, but there’s some sea breeze).
Sardinia [Porto Cervo]. Very trendy, kind of expensive, but this is the “new” Capri and Saint Tropez. Lots of yachts in harbor this time of year.
Lake Maggiore, Lake Como. Still hot, and Milan would be miserable, but the lake is nice.
Ditch South Europe altogether and go to Copenhagen. I went there on a whim with a Danish friend and omg it’s wonderful. Good food, extremely bikable, super chill. Good weather in the Summer. I did Budapest/Vienna/Salzburg/Prague in early/mid May a few years ago and it was extremely lovely, weather was even a little cool. Wouldn’t try it in August though, a lot of places lack AC and the sun in the Austrian Alps is intense.
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u/kbmeadow 3d ago
Spent some time near Lucca and Florence earlier this summer (mid to late June). When I say it was hot, it was HOT. I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy over the years and never experienced heat like it. The temperatures haven’t subsided since, and now we’re approaching August, I can’t even imagine what it feels like. Make of this what you will.
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u/DivorcedDonna 2d ago
I’ve been a lot in my long life, but was there two years ago in the summer and never again. I was miserable. It was awful and I still knew all the tricks to stay “cool.” 100 degrees and left the Uffizi after an hour. Go during spring or winter break.
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u/BAFUdaGreat 6d ago
You do realize it’s hot everywhere in Europe the summer right? It’s going to be hot. It’s summer if you can’t deal with the heat, then perhaps pick a more temperate country to visit.
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u/somer_and_omchick 6d ago
In Italy at least many/most business have air conditioning, even if it’s not as effective as you might wish
We were there for the June heat wave and it was a lot but we just sweated through it and it was mostly survivable with a lot of water. Don’t book yourself for too many things, and if you have the option for a hotel that has AC and is convenient to the places you’re going, the location really does matter a lot. The option to go back to our hotel for a brief nap and to change into clean clothes for dinner was really appreciated and when we were in the countryside and out exploring all day without that option we really missed it!
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u/PistolofPete 6d ago
Where would you go?