Sicily, Italy

Cefalù

An hour east of Palermo, Cefalù packs a golden town beach, a Norman cathedral with world-class mosaics and a labyrinth of medieval streets under a great slab of rock you can climb for the view.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~13h 10m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportPalermo (PMO)

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About this place

Swim in the morning, granita at noon, cathedral in the shade of the afternoon, then pasta con le sarde as the boats come in. Sicily in convenient miniature.

Featured in Ten lovely beach towns for lazy harbourside evenings

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 14°C in January to 30°C in July. Driest in July; wettest in November, with rain on about 11 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 28°C, coolest at 15°C.

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August30° · rain 3 days · sea 28°Warm with the odd shower.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — June to August.

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