Certainly, July and August can be almost unbearably hot and humid in most big cities, but some find an odd, ghostly pleasure in being in Rome on Ferragosto (on and around 15 August) when the city is abandoned to the cats and the crazy. 
The months of July and August are typically temperate and pleasant in Italy's big cities.
mnli hypothesis: The months of July and August are typically temperate and pleasant in Italy's big cities. premise: Certainly, July and August can be almost unbearably hot and humid in most big cities, but some find an odd, ghostly pleasure in being in Rome on Ferragosto (on and around 15 August) when the city is abandoned to the cats and the crazy. 