Sicily weather
Loading live data…Latest for Sicily: European (ECMWF): 12° Overcast · American (NOAA GFS): 15° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 14° Partly cloudy.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Sicily and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Sicily? Sicily, Italy, sits at 38.1°N in a temperate climate zone. The averages on this page are measured at Palermo, the main gateway for UK travellers; inland and mountain areas run cooler. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Sicily right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a beach trip the rain and wind columns below matter most - that is what makes or breaks a day by the sea.
Where to go in Sicily
We cover 11 destinations in Sicily, each with its own live three-model comparison and long-run averages. The table shows the typical daytime high in January and July and the wettest month, so you can see how much the coast, the cities and the islands differ before you pick dates.
Best time to visit Sicily
The most comfortable time to visit Sicily is usually June, July, August and September, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 24-33°C range and the heaviest November rain is behind you.
Sicily weather by month
what to expect in Sicily through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Sicily's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Sicily by season.
Sicily compared with London
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Sicily 23°C, London 16°C
Rain over a year
Sicily 699 mm, London 615 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Sicily runs 7°C warmer than London, with every month between +4°C and +10°C. Over a year it gets 14% more rain than London.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Sicily | London | Difference | Sunlight, Sicily | Sunlight, London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 9°C | +6°C | 71% | 58% |
| February | 15°C | 9°C | +6°C | 74% | 59% |
| March | 18°C | 12°C | +6°C | 79% | 63% |
| April | 19°C | 15°C | +4°C | 83% | 67% |
| May | 22°C | 18°C | +4°C | 88% | 65% |
| June | 27°C | 21°C | +6°C | 93% | 66% |
| July | 32°C | 24°C | +8°C | 97% | 67% |
| August | 31°C | 23°C | +8°C | 95% | 66% |
| September | 28°C | 20°C | +8°C | 86% | 68% |
| October | 26°C | 16°C | +10°C | 83% | 62% |
| November | 21°C | 12°C | +9°C | 78% | 59% |
| December | 16°C | 9°C | +7°C | 71% | 58% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Sicily: no weather station within 30 km at a similar height, so lows are ERA5 point values for 2023-2024, corrected month by month by NASA POWER's difference between those two years and 1991-2020, and highs are the uncorrected ERA5 values, which tested closer to station normals; rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. London: station normals from London (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. London stands in for the UK here; other cities have their own climate tables.