- Population
- 35,872
- 35.9K
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 29
- listed under Augusta
- Airports
- CTA Catania-Fontanarossa Airport24 km
- CIY Comiso Airport57 km
About Augusta
Augusta is a municipality. Location: Province of Syracuse, Sicily. Population: 35,872. Elevation: 81 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Capo Campolato and Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi.
Photos of Augusta
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Megara Hyblaea Clemensfranz · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Augusta
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 19° · Night 11° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 7°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- July (3 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° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 37 | 53 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 94 | 73 | 75 |
How to get to Augusta
The nearest airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 24 km to the north as the crow flies.
Airports
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) Catania 24 kmnorth
- Comiso Airport (CIY) Comiso 57 kmsouthwest
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) Reggio Calabria 100 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Augusta
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km10 places
- Playa di Catania Beach 25 kmN
- Lido Del Carabiniere Beach 22 kmN
- Primosole Beach Beach 16 kmN
- Spiaggia Agnone Beach 9 kmNW
25–60 km39 places
- Cala Mosche Beach 49 kmS
- Spiaggia della Plaia Beach 25 kmN
- Spiaggia Vendicari Beach 52 kmS
- Eloro Beach Beach 47 kmS
60–100 km43 places
- Spiaggia San Marco Beach 60 kmN
- Spiaggia Marina di Modica Beach 70 kmSW
- Spiaggia Sampieri Beach 70 kmSW
- Plaja Ulisse Beach 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Augusta
29 places- 1 Augusta 30.7K
- 2 Brucoli 1.1K
- 3 Costa Saracena-Castelluccio 453
- 4 Campolato I 443
- 5 Agnone 381
- 6 Cozzo Filonero-Balate 134
- 7 Samperi 127
- 8 Margi 103
- 9 Falà II 96
- 10 Torre II 87
- 11 Gisira 85
- 12 Piano Ippolito 82
- 13 Palmeri - Ferrante 71
- 14 Camera I 70
- 15 Cuccumelli 55
- 16 Cozzo Filonero I 54
- 17 Campolato III 38
- 18 Palma 31
- 19 Arcile 29
- 20 Camera II 28
- 21 Campolato II 28
- 22 San Giorgio II 28
- 23 Correale 27
- 24 San Giorgio I 27
- 25 Falà I 22
- 26 Torre I 9
- 27 Esso Italiana Srl 8
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Spiaggia Agnone · Beach
Heritage & sights1
- Megara Hyblaea · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Capo Campolato Natural site, Sicily5 km NE
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Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi Museum, Siracusa24 km SE -
Stadio Nicola De Simone Landmark, Siracusa25 km SE -
Spiaggia Villaggio San Leonardo Beach, Carlentini11 km NW
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Guglia di Marcello Historic site, Priolo Gargallo15 km S -
Primosole Beach Beach, San Giorgio - Librino - S.G. La Rena - Zia Lisa16 km N
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Lido Del Carabiniere Beach, San Giorgio - Librino - S.G. La Rena - Zia Lisa22 km N
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Playa di Catania Beach, Catania25 km N
Sources & licences
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