Sicily · ItalySummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Etna

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 20183,357 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation3,357 mabove sea level

Prominence3,360 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

37.75° N, 14.99° EElevation 3,357 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,357 m
Mid-mountain2,040 m
Valley · Milo720 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Etna in brief

Mount Etna rises to 3,357 m, Sicily, Italy. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,360 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Milo, 11 km to the E at 720 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,357 m · 11,014 ft
Prominence: 3,360 m
Region: Sicily
Country: Italy
Coordinates: 37.7508, 14.9932
Nearest airport: Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) · 32 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Etna by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Etna by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-6°	-6°	-3°	0°	5°	9°	12°	12°	8°	4°	-1°	-5°
Average low	-13°	-14°	-12°	-9°	-5°	-1°	1°	1°	-1°	-3°	-8°	-12°
Precipitation	173 mm	107 mm	127 mm	91 mm	74 mm	42 mm	34 mm	56 mm	127 mm	166 mm	187 mm	194 mm
Cloud cover	33%	31%	31%	32%	27%	15%	5%	7%	20%	30%	35%	34%
Daylight	9h 50	10h 48	11h 55	13h 09	14h 12	14h 46	14h 32	13h 39	12h 28	11h 16	10h 10	9h 34
Month score	24	28	25	32	38	46	58	51	25	25	23	23

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,900 m	1,800 m	2,200 m	2,650 m	3,350 m	3,950 m	4,350 m	4,350 m	3,850 m	3,400 m	2,600 m	2,050 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Etna in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Italy

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Punta Lucia	2,932 m	–	1.7 km NW	14°
Monte Frumento Supino	2,845 m	–	1.9 km S	14°
P.zi Deneri	2,792 m	–	2.7 km NE	15°
La Montagnola, Sicily	2,581 m	–	3.7 km S	16°
Monte Frumento delle Concazze	2,151 m	–	4.6 km NE	19°
Monte Silvestri	1,986 m	–	6.0 km S	21°
Monte Zoccolaro	1,739 m	–	6.9 km SE	22°
Monti Rossi	949 m	116 m	15 km S	28°