Climate averages 1991–2020
Catania weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Catania: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siracusa (50 km away). In April its highs average 18.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Catania, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Catania ranks 2nd of 79 for the warmest April highs and 6th of 79 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 79 cities is 17.4°C; Catania is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 47 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Catania climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 76 | 7.8 | 9.910 h |
| February | 14.6°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 60 | 7.2 | 10.811 h |
| March | 16.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 57 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 19.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 7.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.8°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 29 | 4.5 | 14.214 h |
| June | 28.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 20 | 3.0 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 9.5 | 1.9 | 14.514 h |
| August | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 15 | 2.9 | 13.614 h |
| September | 27.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 54 | 6.9 | 12.512 h |
| October | 23.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 64 | 8.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 66 | 7.9 | 10.210 h |
| December | 15.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 64 | 7.6 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Siracusa in AprilItaly · 50 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Ragusa in AprilItaly · 70 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Reggio Calabria in AprilItaly · 86 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Gela in AprilItaly · 87 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Messina in AprilItaly · 89 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 57 mm rain
- Palermo in AprilItaly · 165 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Valletta in AprilMalta · 184 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Lamezia Terme in AprilItaly · 196 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 11.2°C · 83 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Catania) is explained once on the Catania year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.