In Slavonia in the east, strong winds blew off roofs, while in Zagreb fallen trees caused a lot of destruction and even a few deaths.įor August, temperatures are expected to hover around the high 20s☌ (83- 84☏), bringing us some relief from the heat, while Dubrovnik and the south of the country will be higher at 33☌ (91☏). This caused some damage to crops locally, while in other parts of Croatia damage was much more extensive. We’ve had quite a few thunderstorms and hailstorms, much more than usual for this time of year. Last summer, we had a drought with water restrictions in place this summer, it’s unpredictable weather that’s been making news. In July we had temperatures reaching 38☌ (100☏), which is pretty typical for summer. Isabel Putinja lives in Istria, she is currently writing the new Experience Croatia book Severe storms have struck Croatia this summer © Luka Dakskobler / Getty Images Expect the unexpected in Croatia In fact, in many places, such as central Finland’s Jyväskylä, a single day’s downpour surpassed the usual monthly rainfall. In July, most Finns spent holidays listening to the rain at their summer cottages. Paula Hotti lives in Helsinki, she has recently completed working on Lonely Planet's Finland guidebook Gusts of wind and flying trampolines in Finland Yet we have made our peace with the weather: the countryside is looking super lush, while summer festivals, concerts and sporting events have all gone ahead in wet and at times muddy conditions.įor anyone with plans to visit in August, it’s worth remembering what every Irish mammy will tell you: there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes. The medium-range forecast for August offers little in the way of blue skies. “Above average” rainfall is a term we have become accustomed to hearing, with some of the showers feeling almost tropical, as the temperatures are relatively warm, averaging around 17☌ (62☏). We had the hottest June since records began, followed by the wettest July recorded, and we are currently at 34 days of nonstop rain – and still counting. It has been a summer of records in Ireland. Horseracing fans at a damp Curragh Racecourse, County Kildare © Niall Carson/PA via Getty Images Ireland’s washout summerįionnuala McCarthy is a Lonely Planet editorial director and lives in Dublin Everything will still be here the next time you visit. Then get back out and do something easy until the evening, when you find your aperitivo spot and enjoy a spritz (or three).ĭon’t worry if you can’t see everything on your trip this summer. Get up early for a nice stroll somewhere while the temperatures are still pleasant, then get back to your accommodation by noon and stay there until at least 4pm. But it looks like it won’t get to those dangerous temperatures that we saw in July, so I’ll take it.įor anyone coming to Rome, my advice is to pick just one thing to do each day – then not do it in the middle of the day. August has already been pretty hot, and there will almost certainly be a couple of heat waves in the month to come. It has cooled off considerably, though it’s still around 29–33☌ (84–90☏). And then we talked about…how much people were talking about the weather. The weather was the only thing anyone talked about. Everyone that I know who lives here changed their schedules when they could to cope with the heat. We fortunately have an air conditioner that we used at night, yet were afraid of using during the day because of the risk of blackouts (which luckily didn’t happen). We could go out in the early morning and evening, but it definitely wasn’t wise to be out in the middle of the day. It was definitely one of the hottest summers I’ve experienced in a decade living in Italy. The weather was anywhere from 34☌ (93☏) up to 42☌ (107☏) at the hottest – and it felt even hotter. It was so hot that most days we didn’t have any other option than to close our shutters and hunker down from about 11am to 6pm. I think it was hotter here than on the actual surface of the Sun. I live in the center of Rome – and the weather in July in Italy has been, to put it scientifically, cuckoo bananas. Virginia Digaetano lives in Rome, she is currently working on the next Lonely Planet Slovenia guidebook As Rome temperatures broke records this July, tourists and locals did what they could to keep cool © Stefano Montesi / Getty Images Rome feels hotter than the surface of the Sun
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