Italy / Sicily
Spiaggia dell'Arenella
Spiaggia dell'Arenella is a 249 m-long sandy beach facing east, 4.2 km north of Palermo (Sicily, Italy). The sea averages 27.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.4 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Spiaggia dell'Arenella
Beach-day index 7.5/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.0 °C | 14.4 °C | 14.6 °C | 15.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 25.8 °C | 27.0 °C | 25.3 °C | 22.6 °C | 19.6 °C | 16.7 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 16° |
| Low °C | 13° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 110 | 94 | 78 | 61 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 97 | 91 | 105 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 67 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 51 | 62 | 69 |
| Wind m/s | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 18°/7° | 19°/7° | 23°/8° | 25°/11° | 28°/14° | 31°/17° | 31°/22° | 33°/23° | 30°/20° | 28°/15° | 25°/13° | 21°/7° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August; July scores 9.8/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 25.8 °C and 9 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.3 points above the median of the 925 beaches in Italy covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.2 °C warmer than the Italy median for August (25.8 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.8 °C, warmer than 62% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (9 mm); the yearly total is about 780 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:29 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (80°). Open water fills about 58% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 301°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 25,120 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 55 m deep and 167 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 30 m above sea level 500 m inland and 80 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 50% built-up land, 24% grassland and 20% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 60% of that circle.
- Built 50%
- Grass 24%
- Tree 20%
- Shrub 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 24Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 5Drinking water
- 12Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 5Hotels & guesthouses
- 7Grocery shops
- 7Water-sports spots
- 4Marinas & slipways
- 30Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Cash machines
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 19 restaurants, 1 café and 4 bars. Accommodation: 5 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Nature
- Grotta Regina cave entrance 850 m S
- Pizzo Grattarola peak 990 m W
- Grotta del Condannato cave entrance 1.2 km W
Marinas
- Club Nautico Vincenzo Florio 270 m S
- Altura Club 290 m S
- Marina Arenella 400 m SW
- Kothon Nautica 730 m N
Diving & boat hire
- Sicily Boat Rent 260 m S
- Seatoursicily 260 m S
- Palermo Boat Di Palermo Rental 260 m S
- Krymar 290 m S
- Palermobyboat 310 m S
- VIDO SRL 390 m SW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcone–Borsellino Airport Palermo | PMO | 25.0 km | west |
| Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi Trapani (TP) | TPS | 82.2 km | west |
| Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Catania | CTA | 167 km | south-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 30 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Palermo Fiera (2.3 km), rail station Palermo Imperatore Federico (2.4 km) and 12 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 662.4K residents); within 30 km there are 43 (about 1M).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiaggia dell'Arenella | – | 27.0 °C | 249 m | Sand |
| Mondello | 6.6 km NW | 27.0 °C | 1.5 km | Sand |
| Isola delle Femmine | 12.8 km W | 26.8 °C | 2.4 km | Sand |
- Mondello6.6 km NWCompare
- Isola delle Femmine12.8 km WCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 3.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w1286655467; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_33SUC_20230706_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.