Is Paterno safe? Italy travel risk
Is Paterno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Paterno scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Paterno scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Paterno: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Sicilia at 37.5667° N, 14.9025° E (elevation 225 m), Paterno lies 524.2 km NNW of Rome. Time zone: Europe/Rome.
Sicilia
37.5667° N, 14.9025° E
225 m
Europe/Rome
45,162
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Italy
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (70 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 23° | 19° | 15° |
| Low °C | 8° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 62 | 67 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 70 | 67 | 68 |
Normals: Catania (17.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Paterno happened in March (2 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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