Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Taormina features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1029 mm (40.5 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Taormina enjoys an average of 3915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 35 minutes to 14 hours 43 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Taormina are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (73 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Taormina experiences 58 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 | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Taormina, Sicily, Italy with other places around the world.
Taormina usually has the most precipitation in March, October and November, with an average of 14 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Taormina are May, July and August. On average, 28 mm (1.1 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) | 82 (3.2) | 86 (3.4) | 104 (4.1) | 66 (2.6) | 34 (1.3) | 37 (1.4) | 26 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 68 (2.7) | 221 (8.7) | 192 (7.6) | 89 (3.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Taormina are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Taormina: 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 52m | 10h 47m | 11h 58m | 13h 11m | 14h 12m | 14h 43m | 14h 26m | 13h 32m | 12h 23m | 11h 10m | 10h 7m | 9h 35m |
Taormina 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 Taormina 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 |