Valle dei Templi
Agrigento, Italy UNESCO World Heritage Site
Valle dei Templi is an archaeological site and park in Agrigento that is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the 125 sights listed on this site and is ranked 64th among the most looked-up sights in Italy on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The site is open from Monday to Sunday, between 08:30 and 20:00, and offers wheelchair access. In 2022, about 810,000 people visited the park. The location is 521 km from Rome.
For travel, Comiso Airport is the nearest airport, located 96 km away, while Falcone–Borsellino Airport in Palermo is 108 km away. The weather is warmest from June to August, with July having the highest average temperature of 30 °C and the least rain. The wettest month is December, which sees about 101 mm of rain. Cooler months with more rain include November and January.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is December, with about 101 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rainfall, mm | 78 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 76 | 87 | 101 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
