Weather in Palermo in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Palermo in October
Going from a maximum of +33°C during the day to a minimum of +18°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +25°C.
Is Palermo warm or cold in October?
Palermo is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +22°C to +19°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 Palermo:
Water temperature in Palermo in October
Water in Palermo in October is Comfortable. It varies from +20°C to +25°C, with an average of +22°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +24°C.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Palermo in October?
Climate in Palermo in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +24°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +10°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +36°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 61 mm | 84 mm | 80 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 75% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting colder in October. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +24°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 61 mm to 84 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in September to 6 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 October, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Palermo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Palermo in October 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.