Messina
City in Italy: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Messina is a city in Italy, in Sicily. About 219,948 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Italy in our atlas.
It lies at 38.19° N, 15.55° E, about 3 m (10 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Rome time zone.
Location
Red dot: Messina. Green dots: other major cities of Italy. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Messina has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 9°C (48°F). Around 667 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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
- Catania · 89 km
- Palermo · 191 km
- Naples · 316 km
- Bari · 345 km
- Rome · 489 km
- Florence · 725 km
- Bologna · 790 km
- Verona · 897 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2524170 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.