Weather in Palermo in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Palermo in April
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +21°C.
Is Palermo warm or cold in April?
Palermo is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +11°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Palermo:
Water temperature in Palermo in April
Water in Palermo in April is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +18°C, with an average of +16°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +19°C.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Palermo in April?
Climate in Palermo in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +19°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | +8°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +34°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 90 mm | 64 mm | 43 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +16°C | +19°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 71% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April often has better weather than March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +16°C to +19°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 90 mm to 64 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in April, from 5 to 6.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 Palermo is gradually increasing during April, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Palermo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Palermo in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+20°C) and the highest in 2012 (+24°C). The driest year was 1989 with only 353 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 1977 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Palermo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.