When to go
Sicily in May
Across the 61 Sicily towns we hold, May averages 22 degrees by day and 13 at night, with about 9 days of rain. The sea off the 10 coastal towns sits around 19 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.
Where to go in May
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.
Lampedusa e Linosa
Province: Agrigento · 25 m
Averages 20 degrees with about 3 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
Pantelleria
Province: Trapani · 8 m
Averages 19 degrees with about 4 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
Lipari
Province: Messina · 44 m
Averages 20 degrees with about 5 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.
Favignana
Province: Trapani · 6 m
Averages 19 degrees with about 5 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct.
Aci Castello
Province: Catania · 15 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct.
Noto
Province: Siracusa · 152 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Pachino
Province: Siracusa · 65 m
Averages 23 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct.
Cammarata
Province: Agrigento · 700 m
Averages 22 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Menfi
Province: Agrigento · 119 m
Averages 23 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Ustica
Province: Palermo · 49 m
Averages 19 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct.