Taormina weather in February

In February, Taormina sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Taormina's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taormina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 98 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:57 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Taormina reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	9
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9

Taormina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 9°	121	13.2	9.7	3.1
Feb	12° / 9°	98	10.7	10.5	3.2
Mar	13° / 10°	92	11.3	11.7	3.8
Apr	15° / 12°	71	10.1	13	4.9
May	19° / 15°	33	5.6	14	7.0
Jun	23° / 20°	25	3.8	14.6	8.4
Jul	26° / 22°	14	2.6	14.4	8.8
Aug	26° / 23°	22	4.2	13.5	8.3
Sep	23° / 20°	111	12	12.3	6.9
Oct	20° / 17°	147	13.2	11	6.0
Nov	17° / 14°	140	13.9	10	4.9
Dec	13° / 11°	118	13	9.4	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	61	62	63	63	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	65	65	65	64	64	63
Cloudier (%)	39	38	37	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	35	35	36	36	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Taormina gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	37
28	37

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:10	5:14
2	10.1	7:10	5:16
3	10.1	7:09	5:17
4	10.2	7:08	5:18
5	10.2	7:07	5:19
6	10.2	7:06	5:20
7	10.3	7:05	5:21
8	10.3	7:04	5:22
9	10.3	7:03	5:23
10	10.4	7:02	5:24
11	10.4	7:01	5:25
12	10.4	7:00	5:26
13	10.5	6:59	5:28
14	10.5	6:58	5:29
15	10.5	6:57	5:30
16	10.6	6:56	5:31
17	10.6	6:55	5:32
18	10.7	6:54	5:33
19	10.7	6:52	5:34
20	10.7	6:51	5:35
21	10.8	6:50	5:36
22	10.8	6:49	5:37
23	10.8	6:48	5:38
24	10.9	6:46	5:39
25	10.9	6:45	5:40
26	11.0	6:44	5:41
27	11.0	6:42	5:43
28	11.0	6:41	5:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Taormina

In seasonPeak

In February, Taormina sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Taormina's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Taormina?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taormina.

What to pack for Taormina in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Taormina sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Taormina in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 12 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	22	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Taormina in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taormina peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	4	6	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Taormina in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Taormina is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	15	16	17	17	16	14	15	14	13	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Taormina?

Taormina sits at 37.9°N, 15.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Giarre, 17 km away.

Topography around Taormina

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Taormina.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taormina has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,360 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,306 m.

The land around Taormina is covered by water (46%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

872 m

water 46%

16 km

1,360 m

water 48%

80 km

3,306 m

water 51%

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← January Taormina year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Giarre 17 km · Acireale 29 km · Aci Catena 30 km · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 33 km · San Giovanni la Punta 35 km · Aci Castello 35 km · Mascalucia 37 km · Gravina di Catania 38 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 69% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $43,309; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 513
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Taormina (37.8536°, 15.2885°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	9
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	9
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	9
9	12	9
10	12	9
11	12	9
12	12	9
13	12	9
14	12	9
15	12	9
16	12	9
17	12	9
18	12	9
19	12	9
20	12	9
21	12	9
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	12	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100