Last and first frost dates in Catania

When is the last frost in Catania?

The last frost in Catania usually comes around 26 January: that is the median of 2016–2025, so in about half of those years the last night at or below 0 °C came later. Hardy crops start before it and frost-tender ones only after it: in the table below arugula can go into open ground from 5 January, while corn waits until 2 February.

When to sow and plant

Planting out: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop; frost-hardy crops three weeks before it; an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Seedlings are sown so they are ready on that day. Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

When the soil warms up in Catania

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

Frost dates near Catania

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Messina (25 January) and latest in Cosenza (10 April).

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Catania

Within 15 km of Catania OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Vivai Borgo Natura, 7 km away.

• Vivai Borgo Natura — garden centre
  Mon–Fri 08:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 7 km · vivaiborgonatura.it
• Piazza Scammacca — market
  Piazza Scammacca 9, 95131 · Tue–Fri 18:00–24:00; Sat, Sun 12:00–24:00 · 0 km · piazzascammacca.com
• Punto Faro — garden centre
  Mon–Sat 08:00–13:00, 14:00–19:00 · 13 km
• Mercato del Contadino — market
  Sun 08:00–13:00 · 2 km
• Vivai Patanè — garden centre
  Mon–Sat 08:00–13:00, 15:00–19:30 · 14 km
• Mercato Settimanale del Mercoledi — market
  Wed 08:30–13:30 · 6 km

• Where to buy seeds and seedlings in Catania
• Selling your own harvest in Italy

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Catania by month

Average weather in Catania over 2016–2025: the warmest month is July. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: April–November (20.1–34.7 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: June (31.5 °C), July (34.7 °C) and August (34 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 6.4 °C. About 552 mm of rain falls in a year, on 70 days; October is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (10 mm).

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).