When to go
Sicily in October
Across the 61 Sicily towns we hold, October averages 22 degrees by day and 15 at night, with about 9 days of rain. The sea off the 10 coastal towns sits around 24 degrees. Measured 2020–2024.
Where to go in October
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.

Menfi
Province: Agrigento · 119 m
Averages 23 degrees with about 6 rain days. We list it as best in May–Jun, Sep–Oct. Inycon, la Festa del Vino a Menfi falls this month. The sea is around 22 degrees.
Pantelleria
Province: Trapani · 8 m
Averages 23 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Festa di San Fortunato a Pantelleria falls this month. The sea is around 24 degrees.
Palazzolo Acreide
Province: Siracusa · 670 m
Averages 22 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct. Agrimontana – I Sapori degli Iblei falls this month.
Buccheri
Province: Siracusa · 820 m
Averages 21 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. I Tesori di Buccheri falls this month.
Castelvetrano
Province: Trapani · 187 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 8 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Sagra del Pane Nero falls this month.
Nicosia
Province: Enna · 720 m
Averages 21 degrees with about 8 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. Festa del Cannolo Siciliano falls this month.
San Vito Lo Capo
Province: Trapani · 5 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 9 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. 2 events this month.
Pachino
Province: Siracusa · 65 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 5 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct. The sea is around 24 degrees.
Lampedusa e Linosa
Province: Agrigento · 25 m
Averages 24 degrees with about 5 rain days. We list it as best in May–Oct. The sea is around 26 degrees.
Aci Castello
Province: Catania · 15 m
Averages 25 degrees with about 7 rain days. We list it as best in Apr–Oct. The sea is around 25 degrees.
What is on in October
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.
- I Tesori di BuccheriBuccheri
- Funghi FestCastelbuono
- Sagra dei Funghi a CastelbuonoCastelbuono
- Sagra del Pane NeroCastelvetrano
- Ottobrata Forzese a Forza D'AgròForza d'Agrò
- Inycon, la Festa del Vino a MenfiMenfi
- ChocoModica - Festa del CioccolatoModica
- Festa del Cannolo SicilianoNicosia
- Agrimontana – I Sapori degli IbleiPalazzolo Acreide
- Festa di San Fortunato a PantelleriaPantelleria
- Festa dei Sapori Madoniti d’AutunnoPetralia Sottana
- Sagra del Pesce Capone a San Vito Lo CapoSan Vito Lo Capo
- TempuricapunaSan Vito Lo Capo
- Sagra a TroinaTroina
