Palermo, Italy
mediterranean climate · culture · medium crowds · budget prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
There are 110 mediterranean destinations in our catalog, and Palermo's numbers hold their own: a 100/100 sun score at its July peak, when rain interrupts barely 6% of days. For a culture-first visit in the Mediterranean basin, the data is a good starting point.
July is the heat peak, averaging 31°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 9°C. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 42% rain-day odds in November against 6% in July. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through June–September.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 20°C highs with 29% rain-day odds, summer 30°C at 11%, autumn 23°C at 37%, and winter 15°C at 34%. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 99), with autumn a workable second; winter is where the odds thin out. If your dates are flexible, June buys you 28°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Palermo
The best month on record is July — a 100/100 sun score, built on 8% cloud cover and 6% rain-day odds — followed by June and August. Anything in April–November clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip January if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 60/100.
For context: in July, Palermo is drier than 46% of the mediterranean destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Palermo → · More destinations for July →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 3 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and one day with real rain risk, with temperatures between 12°C and 23°C — which is how Palermo earns its current 88/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 1,583 km | ~2 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 1,715 km | ~2 h 45 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 1,824 km | ~2 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 1,485 km | ~2 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 1,384 km | ~2 h 15 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 21° / 15° | 37% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 21° / 15° | 44% | 1% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 20° / 14° | 52% | 15% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 21° / 13° | 58% | 19% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 17° / 14° | 78% | 37% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 18° / 15° | 75% | 44% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 21° / 13° | 55% | 18% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 21° / 13° | 67% | 27% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18° / 14° | 51% | 25% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18° / 13° | 47% | 24% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18° / 12° | 10% | 24% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18° / 12° | 20% | 23% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 20° / 12° | 75% | 22% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 23° / 15° | 94% | 25% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 23° / 13° | 43% | 24% |
Palermo climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.6° / 8.9° | 52.5% | 38.1% | 60 |
| February | 15.4° / 8.9° | 47.2% | 29.3% | 64 |
| March | 16.7° / 10.1° | 49.5% | 38.2% | 69 |
| April | 19.2° / 12.1° | 46.9% | 23% | 85 |
| May | 22.6° / 15.4° | 41.2% | 25.5% | 96 |
| June | 27.7° / 20.4° | 23.8% | 11.3% | 99 |
| July | 30.7° / 23° | 7.5% | 6.1% | 100 |
| August | 30.4° / 23.2° | 17% | 15.8% | 98 |
| September | 27.2° / 20.6° | 40% | 34.3% | 93 |
| October | 23.7° / 17.2° | 43.3% | 33.4% | 88 |
| November | 19.5° / 13.6° | 52.7% | 42.3% | 79 |
| December | 16.2° / 10.7° | 51.3% | 33.5% | 67 |
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