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Best time to visit Catania

May is the best time to visit Catania for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 97/100
A beach holiday June sea 22 °C
The least cloud July 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 8 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather January 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 97 24 °C 4 71
2 October 90 23 °C 8 78
3 April 89 19 °C 7 41
4 November 87 19 °C 8 53
5 June 83 29 °C 3 93
6 September 82 28 °C 7 93
7 March 79 17 °C 7 28
8 December 73 15 °C 8 30
9 July 71 32 °C 2 91
10 February 70 15 °C 7 21
11 August 69 32 °C 3 91
12 January 68 14 °C 8 20

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 22 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 14 °C 48 % 20
February 15 °C 15 °C 46 % 21
March 15 °C 17 °C 45 % 28
April 16 °C 19 °C 44 % 41
May 18 °C 24 °C 37 % 71
June 22 °C 29 °C 22 % 93
July 25 °C 32 °C 9 % 91
August 26 °C 32 °C 13 % 91
September 25 °C 28 °C 34 % 93
October 23 °C 23 °C 46 % 78
November 20 °C 19 °C 50 % 53
December 17 °C 15 °C 49 % 30

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 14 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.2 °C 75 mm 48 %
February 14.6 °C 60 mm 46 %
March 16.8 °C 58 mm 45 %
April 19.3 °C 45 mm 44 %
May 23.8 °C 28 mm 37 %
June 28.5 °C 19 mm 22 %
July 31.7 °C 8 mm 9 %
August 32.0 °C 14 mm 13 %
September 27.5 °C 52 mm 34 %
October 23.4 °C 71 mm 46 %
November 18.9 °C 68 mm 50 %
December 15.3 °C 66 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.