Swimming in Sicily in august 2025 Sea temperature by city in august

Do you want to go to the beach in Sicily in august 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in august in Sicily by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.

Sea temperature in Sicily in august 2025

Here, find the average sea temperature in Sicily in august in several coastal cities.

Palermo

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Catane

on average:

80°F

min: 77°F / max: 83°F

Marsala

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 82°F

Cefalù

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Stromboli

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Syracuse

on average:

79°F

min: 77°F / max: 83°F

Taormina

on average:

80°F

min: 77°F / max: 83°F

Trapani

on average:

79°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Erice

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Egadi Islands

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 82°F

Isola di Ustica

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Menfi

on average:

79°F

min: 75°F / max: 82°F

Mozia

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 82°F

Riserva Naturale Orientata dello Zingaro

on average:

79°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Riserva naturale orientata Oasi Faunistica di Vendicari

on average:

79°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Sampieri

on average:

79°F

min: 76°F / max: 82°F

Scala dei Turchi

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 81°F

Augusta

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Avola

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Bagheria

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Capo d'Orlando

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Castellammare del Golfo

on average:

79°F

min: 75°F / max: 83°F

Favignana (Aegadian Islands)

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 82°F

Licata

on average:

78°F

min: 75°F / max: 81°F

Lipari (Aeolian Islands)

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 84°F

Mazara del Vallo

on average:

78°F

min: 74°F / max: 82°F

Messina

on average:

80°F

min: 77°F / max: 83°F

Pachino

on average:

80°F

min: 76°F / max: 83°F

Pantelleria

on average:

78°F

min: 75°F / max: 81°F

Porto Empedocle

on average:

78°F

min: 75°F / max: 81°F

Pozzallo

on average:

79°F

min: 75°F / max: 83°F

San Vito Lo Capo

on average:

79°F

min: 75°F / max: 84°F

Sciacca

on average:

79°F

min: 75°F / max: 83°F

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Where should you go swimming in Sicily in the month of august?

Swimming in Sicily in august is ideal (in the best case scenario)

In august in Sicily swimming conditions vary by city. Details below:

In august in Palermo, Catane, Cefalù, Stromboli, Syracuse, Taormina, Trapani, Erice, Isola di Ustica, Riserva Naturale Orientata dello Zingaro, Riserva naturale orientata Oasi Faunistica di Vendicari, Augusta, Avola, Bagheria, Capo d'Orlando, Castellammare del Golfo, Lipari (Aeolian Islands), Messina, Pachino and San Vito Lo Capo, swimming conditions are perfect! With water reaching a maximum of 84°F and an average of 80°F, going in the water (and staying there!) feels great.

As for Marsala, Egadi Islands, Menfi, Mozia, Sampieri, Scala dei Turchi, Favignana (Aegadian Islands), Licata, Mazara del Vallo, Pantelleria, Porto Empedocle, Pozzallo and Sciacca, swimming is pleasant in august. The sea water is 78°F on average (min: 74°F/max: 82°F) so you can easily spend time in the water.

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Water temperature and seasonal norms in august

Palermo

	July	August	September
Average sea temperature	79°F	80°F	78°F
Minimum sea temperature	76°F	76°F	73°F
Maximum sea temperature	82°F	84°F	83°F
Average outside temperature	83°F	85°F	77°F
Maximum outside temperature	88°F	88°F	81°F
Minimum outside temperature	79°F	79°F	74°F
Precipitation	0.5in	1.6in	5.2in
Number of days of precipitation	1 jour(s) (2%)	2 jour(s) (7%)	7 jour(s) (24%)
Cloud cover	7%	7%	20%
Our opinion	pleasant swimming	ideal swimming	pleasant swimming

More information on swimming in Palermo in august

Catane

	July	August	September
Average sea temperature	79°F	80°F	78°F
Minimum sea temperature	76°F	77°F	74°F
Maximum sea temperature	82°F	83°F	82°F
Average outside temperature	88°F	88°F	79°F
Maximum outside temperature	94°F	94°F	85°F
Minimum outside temperature	83°F	81°F	74°F
Precipitation	0.5in	0.6in	2.4in
Number of days of precipitation	1 jour(s) (3%)	1 jour(s) (2%)	3 jour(s) (11%)
Cloud cover	8%	8%	18%
Our opinion	pleasant swimming	ideal swimming	pleasant swimming

More information on swimming in Catane in august

Marsala

	July	August	September
Average sea temperature	77°F	78°F	77°F
Minimum sea temperature	74°F	74°F	72°F
Maximum sea temperature	80°F	82°F	81°F
Average outside temperature	79°F	81°F	77°F
Maximum outside temperature	81°F	83°F	79°F
Minimum outside temperature	79°F	79°F	76°F
Precipitation	0.2in	0.4in	2.6in
Number of days of precipitation	0 jour(s) (1%)	0 jour(s) (1%)	4 jour(s) (14%)
Cloud cover	6%	6%	17%
Our opinion	pleasant swimming	pleasant swimming	pleasant swimming

More information on swimming in Marsala in august

Cefalù

	July	August	September
Average sea temperature	79°F	80°F	78°F
Minimum sea temperature	76°F	76°F	74°F
Maximum sea temperature	82°F	84°F	83°F
Average outside temperature	81°F	81°F	76°F
Maximum outside temperature	85°F	86°F	81°F
Minimum outside temperature	77°F	77°F	70°F
Precipitation	0.6in	1.1in	3.9in
Number of days of precipitation	1 jour(s) (2%)	2 jour(s) (5%)	5 jour(s) (18%)
Cloud cover	7%	7%	19%
Our opinion	ideal swimming	ideal swimming	pleasant swimming

More information on swimming in Cefalù in august

Stromboli

	July	August	September
Average sea temperature	79°F	80°F	78°F
Minimum sea temperature	76°F	76°F	74°F
Maximum sea temperature	83°F	84°F	82°F
Average outside temperature	79°F	81°F	76°F
Maximum outside temperature	79°F	81°F	77°F
Minimum outside temperature	77°F	79°F	76°F
Precipitation	0.9in	1.4in	4.2in
Number of days of precipitation	1 jour(s) (3%)	2 jour(s) (7%)	6 jour(s) (20%)
Cloud cover	7%	8%	19%
Our opinion	ideal swimming	ideal swimming	pleasant swimming

More information on swimming in Stromboli in august

List of coastal cities in Sicily

Palermo in august	ideal swimming
Catane in august	ideal swimming
Marsala in august	pleasant swimming
Cefalù in august	ideal swimming
Stromboli in august	ideal swimming
Syracuse in august	ideal swimming
Taormina in august	ideal swimming
Trapani in august	ideal swimming
Erice in august	ideal swimming
Egadi Islands in august	pleasant swimming
Isola di Ustica in august	ideal swimming
Menfi in august	pleasant swimming
Mozia in august	pleasant swimming
Riserva Naturale Orientata dello Zingaro in august	ideal swimming
Riserva naturale orientata Oasi Faunistica di Vendicari in august	ideal swimming
Sampieri in august	pleasant swimming
Scala dei Turchi in august	pleasant swimming
Augusta in august	ideal swimming
Avola in august	ideal swimming
Bagheria in august	ideal swimming
Capo d'Orlando in august	ideal swimming
Castellammare del Golfo in august	ideal swimming
Favignana (Aegadian Islands) in august	pleasant swimming
Licata in august	pleasant swimming
Lipari (Aeolian Islands) in august	ideal swimming
Mazara del Vallo in august	pleasant swimming
Messina in august	ideal swimming
Pachino in august	ideal swimming
Pantelleria in august	pleasant swimming
Porto Empedocle in august	pleasant swimming
Pozzallo in august	pleasant swimming
San Vito Lo Capo in august	ideal swimming
Sciacca in august	pleasant swimming