When to go

Sicily in August

Across the 61 Sicily towns we hold, August averages 30 degrees by day and 21 at night, with about 5 days of rain. The sea off the 10 coastal towns sits around 28 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.

Where to go in August

Picked by a rule, not by mood: the weather in the comfortable band, our own editorial verdict on the town, a festival that month, and a sea worth swimming in. The reason is printed under each one.

Gangi
Province: Palermo · 1,011 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 4 rain days. We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar. Sagra della Spiga e Corteo di Demetra falls this month.
Petralia Soprana
Province: Palermo · 1,147 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar. Sagra del Grano a Pianello - Petralia Soprana falls this month.
Petralia Sottana
Province: Palermo · 1,000 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar. Ballo Pantomima della Cordella a Petralia Sottana falls this month.
Geraci Siculo
Province: Palermo · 1,077 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 9 rain days. We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar. Giostra dei Ventimiglia a Geraci Siculo falls this month.
Pantelleria
Province: Trapani · 8 m
Averages 27 degrees with about 0 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. The sea is around 27 degrees.
Lampedusa e Linosa
Province: Agrigento · 25 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 0 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. The sea is around 28 degrees.
Favignana
Province: Trapani · 6 m
Averages 27 degrees with about 1 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct. The sea is around 27 degrees.
Ustica
Province: Palermo · 49 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 3 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. The sea is around 29 degrees.
Lipari
Province: Messina · 44 m
Averages 28 degrees with about 4 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. The sea is around 29 degrees.
Pachino
Province: Siracusa · 65 m
We list it as best in Apr–Oct. Artieri Mercato Creativo A Marzamemi falls this month. The sea is around 29 degrees.

What is on in August

14 festivals we hold a source for. Recurring events, so the month is the promise and the exact dates are the comune’s to publish.

Somewhere else, or some other month

Sicily through the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Or the whole country: Italy in August, and every town in Sicily.

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