Climate averages 1991–2020
Siracusa weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th 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 Siracusa: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 07 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catania (50 km away). In April its highs average 19.3°C, 0.7°C warmer than Siracusa, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Siracusa ranks joint 7th of 79 for the warmest April highs and joint 1st of 79 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 79 cities is 17.4°C; Siracusa is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 27 mm to 14 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
Siracusa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 73 | 8.3 | 9.910 h |
| February | 14.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 59 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 16.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 48 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 18.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 27 | 5.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 22.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 14 | 3.1 | 14.114 h |
| June | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 10 | 1.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 30.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 14.414 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 9.8 | 1.7 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 48 | 6.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 23.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 68 | 8.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 73 | 8.2 | 10.210 h |
| December | 15.7°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 80 | 9.1 | 9.710 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
- Catania in AprilItaly · 50 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Ragusa in AprilItaly · 53 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Gela in AprilItaly · 93 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Reggio Calabria in AprilItaly · 120 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Messina in AprilItaly · 127 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 57 mm rain
- Valletta in AprilMalta · 148 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Palermo in AprilItaly · 205 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Lamezia Terme in AprilItaly · 228 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 Siracusa) is explained once on the Siracusa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.