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Taormina

Warm and mostly dry from June to September; cool and damp from December to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years37.9°N220 m above the sea
  1. Jan57°14°46°8°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb57°14°45°7°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar59°15°47°8°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr64°18°50°10°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May71°22°57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun80°27°65°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul85°29°71°22°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug86°30°72°22°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep79°26°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct73°23°62°17°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov66°19°55°13°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec59°15°49°9°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 82°F and nights near 69°F. From December to April, highs are nearer 59°F. The rain comes from September to April, on about three days a week. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 28°C and nights near 21°C. From December to April, highs are nearer 15°C. The rain comes from September to April, on about three days a week. June to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Taormina sits

Europe/Rome
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Latitude
37.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
220 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Bernalda309 km north-east

The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Taormina, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 57°F in January and February to 86°F in August.Highs from 14°C in January and February to 30°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in November and December (50% of days), driest in July (6%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (7% cover), cloudiest in December (51%).

Daylight

From 9h 35m in December to 14h 44m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Taormina, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
46°8°57°14°
3 days49%9h 52m
FebruaryCool season
45°7°57°14°
3 days46%10h 44m
MarchCool season
47°8°59°15°
3 days44%11h 54m
AprilCool season
50°10°64°18°
2 days43%13h 09m
MayAt its best
57°14°71°22°
2 days39%14h 12m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
65°18°80°27°
1 day25%14h 44m
JulyWarm season
71°22°85°29°
no days7%14h 29m
AugustWarm season
72°22°86°30°
1 day12%13h 34m
SeptemberWarm season
67°19°79°26°
3 days35%12h 21m
October
62°17°73°23°
3 days41%11h 06m
November
55°13°66°19°
4 days48%10h 05m
DecemberCool season
49°9°59°15°
4 days51%9h 35m

When is the best time to visit Taormina?

The best months are May to June: highs near 75°F, nights near 61°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are May to June: highs near 24°C, nights near 16°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Taormina?

August, with highs near 86°F and lows near 72°F. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 57°F.August, with highs near 30°C and lows near 22°C. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 14°C.

When does it rain most in Taormina?

November and December, with rain on about four days a week. July is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Taormina?

From about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Taormina?

July, when cloud covers about 7% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 51%.

Places with a year like Taormina's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Taormina's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Taormina's summer.

Elsewhere in Italy

All of Italy

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 12 km north-east of Taormina. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (220 m) against the climate model's (109 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (220 m) against the climate model's (109 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.