Catania
City in Italy: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Catania is a city in Italy, in Sicily. About 311,584 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Italy in our atlas.
It lies at 37.49° N, 15.07° E, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Rome time zone.
Location
Red dot: Catania. Green dots: other major cities of Italy. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Catania has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 4°C (40°F). Around 548 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in ItalyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Messina · 89 km
- Palermo · 166 km
- Naples · 380 km
- Bari · 433 km
- Rome · 538 km
- Florence · 775 km
- Bologna · 844 km
- Genoa · 938 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2525068 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.