When to go · Palermo
Palermo, month by month
The best months for Palermo: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, crowded), late Dec–early Jan.15 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Venice Carnival fills the lagoon for about ten days before Lent; otherwise quiet and cheap; Dolomites busy at weekends.15 °C / 9 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Spring starts in the south and Rome; Easter can fall late March — check the date; coastal hotels still reopening.16 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Palermo's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 11 °C, 7 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Palermo's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.23 °C / 15 °C, 4 rain days73 °F / 59 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneGreatInside Palermo's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.27 °C / 19 °C, 2 rain days81 °F / 66 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, crowded), late Dec–early Jan.30 °C / 22 °C, 1 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, crowded), late Dec–early Jan.31 °C / 23 °C, 2 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Palermo's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.28 °C / 20 °C, 4 rain days82 °F / 68 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- OctoberGreatInside Palermo's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 17 °C, 7 rain days75 °F / 63 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Italy: Wettest month in Rome and Florence; acqua alta risk in Venice; coastal resorts closed; cheap city breaks.19 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, crowded), late Dec–early Jan.16 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days61 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday