Best time to visit Syracuse

The best time to visit Syracuse is April–June and September–November, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

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  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January14.2 °C / 58 °F11.2 °C / 52 °F64 mm / 2.5 ingood month
February14 °C / 57 °F10.9 °C / 52 °F65 mm / 2.6 ingood month
March15.1 °C / 59 °F11.9 °C / 53 °F56 mm / 2.2 ingood month
April17 °C / 63 °F14 °C / 57 °F19 mm / 0.8 inbest month
May20.2 °C / 68 °F17.1 °C / 63 °F15 mm / 0.6 inbest month
June24.4 °C / 76 °F21.3 °C / 70 °F11 mm / 0.4 inbest month
July27.5 °C / 82 °F24.6 °C / 76 °F4 mm / 0.2 ingood month
August28 °C / 82 °F25.2 °C / 77 °F9 mm / 0.3 ingood month
September25.6 °C / 78 °F22.7 °C / 73 °F45 mm / 1.8 inbest month
October22.3 °C / 72 °F19.5 °C / 67 °F74 mm / 2.9 inbest month
November18.9 °C / 66 °F16.1 °C / 61 °F85 mm / 3.3 inbest month
December15.7 °C / 60 °F12.8 °C / 55 °F61 mm / 2.4 ingood month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: good
Best
April–June, September–November
Good
July–August, December–March
Why these months
  • January · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 64 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, wet days 7.6 days, average daily high 14.2 °C / 58 °F, average daily low 11.2 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 74%.

    Against: feels like (high) 11.7 °C / 53 °F.

  • February · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, wet days 7 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily high 14 °C / 57 °F, average daily low 10.9 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 74%.

    Against: feels like (high) 11.7 °C / 53 °F.

  • March · good

    In its favour: precipitation 56 mm / 2.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, average daily high 15.1 °C / 59 °F, wet days 6.7 days, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 11.9 °C / 53 °F, relative humidity 76%.

  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.8 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 19 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, average daily high 17 °C / 63 °F, wet days 4.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 14 °C / 57 °F.

    Against: relative humidity 78%.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21.4 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 20.2 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 17.1 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 76%.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, average daily high 24.4 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 1.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 73%, average daily low 21.3 °C / 70 °F.

  • July · good

    In its favour: precipitation 4 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, average daily high 27.5 °C / 82 °F, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, relative humidity 71%.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.8 °C / 89 °F, average daily low 24.6 °C / 76 °F.

  • August · good

    In its favour: precipitation 9 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 1.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily high 28 °C / 82 °F, relative humidity 71%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32.2 °C / 90 °F, average daily low 25.2 °C / 77 °F.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 28.1 °C / 83 °F, average daily high 25.6 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 45 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, wet days 6.5 days, relative humidity 74%.

    Against: average daily low 22.7 °C / 73 °F.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22.3 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, wet days 8.6 days, average daily low 19.5 °C / 67 °F, relative humidity 76%.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17.9 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 18.9 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 85 mm / 3.3 in, wet days 8.3 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.1 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 76%.

  • December · good

    In its favour: precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, feels like (high) 13.5 °C / 56 °F, average daily high 15.7 °C / 60 °F, wet days 7.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, average daily low 12.8 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 74%.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Etna Sud/Nicolosi, 74 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 11.7 °C11.7 °C13.6 °C16.8 °C21.4 °C27.5 °C31.8 °C32.2 °C28.1 °C23.2 °C17.9 °C13.5 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.6 days1.9 days1.4 days0.3 days0.2 days0.2 days0.1 days0.2 days1.1 days2.5 days3 days1.9 days
Time rain usually falls 8 am11 am3 pm3 pm1 pm3 pm2 pm3 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm4 am
Sunshine per day 8.5 h9.2 h10.5 h11.4 h12.9 h13.6 h13.9 h12.7 h11.1 h9.6 h8.4 h8.1 h
Relative humidity 74%74%76%78%76%73%71%71%74%76%76%74%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20259.6 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³11.8 µg/m³9.6 µg/m³13 µg/m³13 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³10.5 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³9.9 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³8.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202515.3 µg/m³17.6 µg/m³17.7 µg/m³14.9 µg/m³19.2 µg/m³19.4 µg/m³17.5 µg/m³14.2 µg/m³13.4 µg/m³13.9 µg/m³11.8 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Neapolis

    Less than 1 km away

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).