Weather in Catania in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Catania in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +26°C with a maximum of +31°C and a minimum of +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +26°C.
Is Catania warm or cold in October?
Catania is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +28°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Catania:
Climate in Catania in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +24°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +5°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +36°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 44 mm | 58 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 75% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 18 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +28°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +24°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 44 mm to 58 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 75%. Winds are calmer in comparison to September, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 18 sunny days in September to 14 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Catania is gradually decreasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Catania?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Catania in October has changed quite a lot over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2009 (+24°C) and the highest in 1990 (+41°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 576 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Catania, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.