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Taormina vs Arequipa
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Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Taormina is the wetter, with 187 mm more rain a year, and Arequipa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Taormina and Arequipa, in everyday terms.
Summers
Taormina has far hotter summers
Taormina: Hot
Arequipa: Mild
Winters
Taormina has milder winters
Taormina: Cool
Arequipa: Cool
Rain & snow
Taormina is much wetter
Taormina: Fairly dry
Arequipa: Very dry
Sky
Arequipa is sunnier
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Arequipa: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Taormina is the wetter — about 187 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Arequipa has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Arequipa | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Arequipa | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Arequipa | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Arequipa | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +1 | -3 | -8 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -4 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Arequipa | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Arequipa | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -4 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Arequipa | 32 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | +8 | -9 | -12 | -6 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -27 | -33 | -31 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Arequipa | 32 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -10 | +8 | -9 | -12 | -6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Arequipa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -27 | -33 | -31 | -54 |
Cloud cover (%) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Arequipa | 65 | 68 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | -5 | -20 | -25 | -14 | -3 | -4 | -21 | -20 | -25 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Arequipa | 65 | 68 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 26 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | -5 | -20 | -25 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Arequipa | 25 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -21 | -20 | -25 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Arequipa | 64 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 54 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -11 | -21 | -31 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -31 | -34 | -33 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Arequipa | 64 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 36 |
| Difference | -13 | -9 | -11 | -21 | -31 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Arequipa | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 54 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -31 | -34 | -33 | -23 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Taormina trends → · Arequipa trends →
Methodology & sources
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Arequipa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at La Pampilla, about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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