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Best time to visit Palermo

May is the best time to visit Palermo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. 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 95/100
A beach holiday July sea 26 °C
The least cloud July 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 7 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 95 23 °C 6 66
2 October 88 23 °C 10 74
3 June 86 27 °C 3 95
4 April 85 19 °C 9 35
5 November 84 19 °C 10 47
6 September 80 27 °C 9 88
7 July 75 30 °C 2 97
8 March 74 16 °C 10 20
9 August 72 30 °C 3 94
10 December 69 15 °C 11 22
11 January 65 14 °C 10 13
12 February 65 14 °C 10 12

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 15 °C 14 °C 58 % 13
February 14 °C 14 °C 54 % 12
March 15 °C 16 °C 50 % 20
April 16 °C 19 °C 49 % 35
May 19 °C 23 °C 39 % 66
June 22 °C 27 °C 24 % 95
July 26 °C 30 °C 9 % 97
August 27 °C 30 °C 14 % 94
September 25 °C 27 °C 38 % 88
October 23 °C 23 °C 48 % 74
November 20 °C 19 °C 56 % 47
December 17 °C 15 °C 58 % 22

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 10 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 14.0 °C 69 mm 58 %
February 14.0 °C 72 mm 54 %
March 16.3 °C 67 mm 50 %
April 18.8 °C 59 mm 49 %
May 22.7 °C 36 mm 39 %
June 27.0 °C 15 mm 24 %
July 29.9 °C 7 mm 9 %
August 30.5 °C 19 mm 14 %
September 26.7 °C 61 mm 38 %
October 23.3 °C 81 mm 48 %
November 18.9 °C 68 mm 56 %
December 15.3 °C 72 mm 58 %

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.