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Sicily has a warm Mediterranean climate. The summer months of July and August can be very hot and dry. The temperatures below are for Palermo.

 

Month Mean Temperature oC Mean Total Precipitation (mm) Mean Number of Precipitation Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan 10.2 14.8 71.6 9.7
Feb 10.1 15.1 65.4 10.0
Mar 10.9 16.1 59.5 8.7
Apr 12.9 18.4 44.1 6.1
May 16.0 21.8 25.5 3.2
Jun 19.7 25.1 12.2 1.6
Jul 22.9 28.3 5.1 0.8
Aug 23.6 28.8 13.3 1.6
Sep 21.5 26.6 41.5 4.1
Oct 17.8 22.9 98.0 8.3
Nov 14.3 19.3 94.3 9.4
Dec 11.5 16.0 80.0 10.8

Last time I was in Sicily the weather was scorching hot. It was in August. By the coast the breeze was very welcome, but in the hilly Sicilian towns that we visited, the heat was often very opressive. Thankfully our hire car had air conditioning - a must if you intend to hire a car in Sicily. I loved sitting in it and cooling down.

If you are considering hiring a car in Sicily (or anywhere else in fact), then I really recommend you take out car hire insurance. Sicilian drivers aren't the most careful, and some of the towns have very narrow streets. By paying just £49 you can get £2000 excess cover for any damage to your rental cars, theft, and damage to windows and tyres. Plus another bonus is the cover is annual so you can use it again.

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Month Mean Temperature oF Mean Total Precipitation (mm) Mean Number of Precipitation Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan 50.4 58.6 71.6 9.7
Feb 50.2 59.2 65.4 10.0
Mar 51.6 61.0 59.5 8.7
Apr 55.2 65.1 44.1 6.1
May 60.8 71.2 25.5 3.2
Jun 67.5 77.2 12.2 1.6
Jul 73.2 82.9 5.1 0.8
Aug 74.5 83.8 13.3 1.6
Sep 70.7 79.9 41.5 4.1
Oct 64.0 73.2 98.0 8.3
Nov 57.7 66.7 94.3 9.4
Dec 52.7 60.8 80.0 10.8

 
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