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The climate of Sicily (Italy)
The largest island of Italy is Sicily which is located at the bottom of the boot of Italy. The island is mostly known for the many immigrants it supplied to the United States, the Mafia and the active volcano, Mount Etna. Besides Italian people also speak Sicilian on the island. Because of its central location Sicily’s culture is influenced by many different cultures. This can still be seen on the island. Roman mosaic floors, a Greek-Roman theater and Greek cultural treasures in Agrigento. The capital of Sicily is Palermo. Other important places on the island are: Catania, Messina and Syracuse. The island has one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Its latest eruption was in 2001 and the Etna is the second largest volcano in Europe. Sicily has a Mediterranean Sea climate. During winter snow can only be found on the higher plains of the Etna. The rest of the island enjoys mild winters. However, winters may be wet. Summers are warm; every now and then a wind blows from the Sahara, the Sirocco, which causes temperatures to rise. Temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or even more are not uncommon then.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Sicily
Please, note that local deviations may occur.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	13	5	4	14		15
February	13	5	5	11		15
March	14	6	6	12		15
April	17	8	7	9		16
May	22	12	9	6		18
June	26	16	10	4		22
July	29	19	11	3		25
August	30	19	10	2		26
September	26	17	8	6		25
October	22	13	6	11		22
November	17	9	5	12		20
December	14	7	4	14		17
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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