When to go
Sicily in December
Across the 61 Sicily towns we hold, December averages 14 degrees by day and 8 at night, with about 10 days of rain. The sea off the 10 coastal towns sits around 18 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.
Where to go in December
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.
Catania
Province: Catania · 7 m
Averages 17 degrees with about 5 rain days.
Siracusa
Province: Siracusa · 17 m
Averages 17 degrees with about 7 rain days.
Gangi
Province: Palermo · 1,011 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Petralia Soprana
Province: Palermo · 1,147 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Petralia Sottana
Province: Palermo · 1,000 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Geraci Siculo
Province: Palermo · 1,077 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.
Troina
Province: Enna · 1,121 m
We list it as best in Jun–Sep, Dec–Mar.