Climate averages 1991–2020
Siracusa weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Siracusa: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catania (50 km away). In July its highs average 31.7°C, 1.7°C warmer than Siracusa, with 9.5 mm of rain.
Among the 79 cities listed in Italy, Siracusa ranks joint 22nd of 79 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 79 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 79 cities is 28.9°C; Siracusa is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.2 mm to 9.8 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Catania in JulyItaly · 50 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Ragusa in JulyItaly · 53 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Gela in JulyItaly · 93 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Reggio Calabria in JulyItaly · 120 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Messina in JulyItaly · 127 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Valletta in JulyMalta · 148 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Palermo in JulyItaly · 205 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Lamezia Terme in JulyItaly · 228 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 21 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.