- Population
- 311,584
- 311.6K
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 7
- listed under Catania
- Airports
- CTA Catania-Fontanarossa Airport4 km
- CIY Comiso Airport70 km
About Catania
Catania is a municipality. Location: Province of Catania, Sicily. Population: 311,584. Elevation: 45 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Spiaggia della Plaia and Castello Normanno.
Photos of Catania
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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 -
Stadio Angelo Massimino Supergaefs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Catania
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 20° · Night 12° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- 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° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 24° | 20° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 87 | 82 | 86 |
How to get to Catania
The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 4 km to the south as the crow flies.
Airports
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Catania 4 kmsouth
- Comiso Airport (CIY) Comiso 70 kmsouthwest
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) Reggio Calabria 81 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Catania
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 24 natural sites, 62 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km15 places
- Playa di Catania Beach 3 kmSE
- Spiaggia della Plaia Beach 2 kmSE
- Lido Del Carabiniere Beach 6 kmS
- Primosole Beach Beach 11 kmS
25–60 km22 places
- Spiaggia San Marco Beach 37 kmNE
- Spiaggia finanza siracusa Beach 55 kmS
- Spiaggia di Naxos Beach 40 kmNE
- Spiaggia Sant'Anna Beach 29 kmNE
60–100 km71 places
- Cala Mosche Beach 75 kmS
- Spiaggia Marina di Modica Beach 92 kmS
- Spiaggia Sampieri Beach 91 kmS
- Plaja Ulisse Beach 90 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Catania
7 places- 1 Centro - S. Cristoforo 51.8K
- 2 Ognina - Picanello - Barriera - Canalicchio 50.7K
- 3 Borgo - Sanzio 46.9K
- 4 San Giorgio - Librino - S.G. La Rena - Zia Lisa 38.9K
- 5 San Giovanni Galermo - Trappeto - Cibali 14.5K
- 6 Monte Po - Nesima - San Leone - Rapisardi 13.6K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Playa di Catania · Beach
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spiaggia della Plaia Beach, Sicily2.2 km SE
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Castello Normanno Historic site, Aci Castello9 km NE -
Stadio Tupparello Landmark, Acireale14 km NE -
Church of St.Catherine of Alexandria Attraction, Paternò17 km NW -
Spiaggia Villaggio San Leonardo Beach, Carlentini16 km S
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Spiaggia Agnone Beach, Augusta19 km S
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Spiaggia Praiola Beach, Italy23 km NE
Sources & licences
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