Map of Acireale, Italy

Acireale is a city in Sicily, Italy, with a population of about 49,477. It lies at 37.6089°N, 15.1658°E, about 161 m above sea level. Acireale is about 527 km (328 mi) southeast of Rome, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Catania, 15 km to the southwest.

Acireale at a glance

Where is Acireale?

• The 14th largest city in Sicily on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 34 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Acireale

• Catania — 15 km southwest
• Misterbianco — 17 km southwest
• Paternò — 24 km west
• Adrano — 30 km west
• Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto — 60 km north
• Siracusa — 60 km south
• Caltagirone — 71 km southwest
• Reggio Calabria — 71 km northeast
• Messina — 73 km northeast
• Ragusa — 85 km southwest

Largest cities in Sicily

• Palermo — 648,260
• Catania — 311,584
• Messina — 219,948
• Siracusa — 121,605
• Marsala — 77,915
• Gela — 75,001
• Ragusa — 74,251
• Trapani — 67,531
• Caltanissetta — 62,797
• Modica — 54,456

Largest cities in Italy

• Rome — 2,318,895
• Milan — 1,371,498
• Naples — 909,048
• Turin — 847,287
• Palermo — 648,260
• Genoa — 580,097
• Bologna — 394,843
• Florence — 367,150
• Bari — 316,491
• Catania — 311,584

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.