Italy in August

[Welbru]

Would I be totally mad to visit a city in central Italy in August. I know it will be hotter than ideal and that Italians flock to the coast and mountains to avoid the heat, but I can't move my holiday and I can have a cheap room there at that time as someone I know will have a place there.

I'm not a siesta type person - can't sleep in the afternoon so getting up early and staying up late because I'm sleeping in the afternoon isn't really an option. I'd be happy to sit and rest rather than sightsee all the time, but I won't have a pool.

I don't have excellent tolerance for extreme temperatures, but I'm better with heat than the cold. I do tend to feel a bit uncomfortable if it's in the 30s and I haven't had time to acclimatise though.

YABU- no, go somewhere cooler
YANBU - go anyway

Hi Op, I was thinking about you when I saw Perugia is a “Red Spot” for the heat today. Approximately 40 degrees. But I see from your updates that you’re back.
Glad it all went well.

Go. But you absolutely need air con. I lived in central Italy for a few years.

We went to Tuscany in August, I didn’t find it too hot.

@Blessex

Go. But you absolutely need air con. I lived in central Italy for a few years.

Thanks Blessex, but I absolutely did NOT need air con and never even put the fan on. The accommodation was cool all the time even on days when it had reached 30 degrees. Those thick walls I suppose...

@Sgtmajormummy

Hi Op, I was thinking about you when I saw Perugia is a “Red Spot” for the heat today. Approximately 40 degrees. But I see from your updates that you’re back. Glad it all went well.

I've seen the forecast for this week now. I was definitely lucky to be there last week.