Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Acireale features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 584 mm (23.0 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Acireale enjoys an average of 3915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 36 minutes to 14 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Acireale are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Acireale experiences 83 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average high | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Acireale, Sicily, Italy with other places around the world.
Acireale usually has the most precipitation in March, October and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 113 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Acireale are May, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 60 (2.4) | 61 (2.4) | 26 (1.0) | 12 (0.5) | 18 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 35 (1.4) | 146 (5.8) | 131 (5.1) | 35 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Acireale are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Acireale: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213 | 269 | 325 | 346 | 394 | 399 | 416 | 393 | 332 | 298 | 260 | 263 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 53m | 10h 47m | 11h 58m | 13h 10m | 14h 11m | 14h 42m | 14h 25m | 13h 32m | 12h 23m | 11h 11m | 10h 8m | 9h 36m |
Acireale experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Acireale UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |