Aci Castello
Located in Province of Catania, Sicily Coordinates: 37°33′30″ N 15°08′05″ E
- Population
- 18,480
- 18.5K
- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 6
- listed under Aci Castello
- Airports
- CTA Catania-Fontanarossa Airport12 km
- REG Reggio Calabria Airport73 km
About Aci Castello
Aci Castello is a municipality. Location: Province of Catania, Sicily. Population: 18,480. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Stadio Tupparello and Stadio Angelo Massimino.
Photos of Aci Castello
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Teatro Metropolitan Panek · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Palazzo degli Elefanti Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Palazzo Biscari DMarx22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Castello Normanno gnuckx · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Aci Castello
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 19° · Night 11° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 7°)
- Wettest month
- October (87 mm)
- Driest month
- July (7 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 15° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 24° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 87 | 82 | 86 |
How to get to Aci Castello
The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies.
Airports
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Catania 12 kmsouthwest
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) Reggio Calabria 73 kmnortheast
- Comiso Airport (CIY) Comiso 78 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aci Castello
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 23 natural sites, 58 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Playa di Catania Beach 10 kmSW
- Spiaggia della Plaia Beach 9 kmSW
- Lido Del Carabiniere Beach 13 kmS
- Primosole Beach Beach 17 kmS
25–60 km19 places
- Spiaggia San Marco Beach 29 kmN
- Spiaggia finanza siracusa Beach 59 kmS
- Spiaggia di Naxos Beach 32 kmN
- Spiaggia Agnone Beach 25 kmS
60–100 km65 places
- Cala Mosche Beach 81 kmS
- Spiaggia Marina di Modica Beach 99 kmS
- Spiaggia Sampieri Beach 99 kmS
- Plaja Ulisse Beach 97 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Aci Castello
6 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Heritage & sights1
- Castello Normanno · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stadio Tupparello Landmark, Acireale5.2 km NE -
Stadio Angelo Massimino Landmark, San Giovanni Galermo - Trappeto - Cibali7.3 km SW -
Palazzo Biscari Historic site, Centro - S. Cristoforo7.4 km SW
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Palazzo degli Elefanti Historic site, Centro - S. Cristoforo7.4 km SW
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Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena Attraction, Centro - S. Cristoforo7.8 km SW
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Teatro Metropolitan Attraction, Centro - S. Cristoforo6.9 km SW -
Spiaggia della Plaia Beach, Sicily9.3 km SW
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Playa di Catania Beach, Catania9.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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