Editing Alcamo (section)

== Geography ==

=== Territory ===
Alcamo is situated in the middle of the [[Gulf of Castellammare]], at 258 metres above the sea level and at the foot of [[Mount Bonifato]], a calcareous complex 825 metres high. At the altitude of 500 metres (near the "Funtanazza") there is the [[Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo|Nature Reserve of Monte Bonifato]].

The territory of Alcamo also includes [[Alcamo Marina]], mainly used as a summer resort.

=== Climate ===
The climate is mild, with higher rainfall during winter than summer.<ref name=clim>[http://it.climate-data.org/location/13900/ climate-data.org]</ref>

The average annual temperature is 16.9 [[Celsius|°C]],<ref name=clim/> with higher temperatures in August (24.8&nbsp;°C)<ref name=clim/> and lower temperatures in February (10.3&nbsp;°C).<ref name=clim/>

The average annual rainfall is 558&nbsp;mm.<ref name=clim/> Rainfall is particularly scarcer in July (4&nbsp;mm)<ref name=clim/> and more abundant in December (83&nbsp;mm).<ref name=clim/>

{{Weather box
|location= Alcamo
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 13.1
|Feb high C = 13.2
|Mar high C = 14.8
|Apr high C = 17.5
|May high C = 21.5
|Jun high C = 25.4
|Jul high C = 28.5
|Aug high C = 28.7
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 21.7
|Nov high C = 17.7
|Dec high C = 14.4
|Jan mean C = 10.4
|Feb mean C = 10.3
|Mar mean C = 11.7
|Apr mean C = 13.9
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 24.5
|Aug mean C = 24.8
|Sep mean C = 22.4
|Oct mean C = 18.6
|Nov mean C = 14.8
|Dec mean C = 11.8
|Jan low C = 7.7
|Feb low C = 7.5
|Mar low C = 8.6
|Apr low C = 10.4
|May low C = 13.8
|Jun low C = 17.5
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 18.9
|Oct low C = 15.5
|Nov low C = 12.0
|Dec low C = 9.2
|Jan precipitation mm = 72
|Feb precipitation mm = 60
|Mar precipitation mm = 52
|Apr precipitation mm = 48
|May precipitation mm = 21
|Jun precipitation mm = 9
|Jul precipitation mm = 4
|Aug precipitation mm = 14
|Sep precipitation mm = 37
|Oct precipitation mm = 78
|Nov precipitation mm = 80
|Dec precipitation mm = 83
| source = Climate-Data.org<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/13900/
| title = Climate: Alcamo
| publisher = Climate-Data.org
| access-date = 19 May 2016}}
</ref>
}}
[[File:Trapani alcamo marina 1.jpg|thumb|Part of the beach of [[Alcamo Marina]] in summer]]
[[File:Campagna nei dintorni di Alcamo.jpg|thumb|The countryside around Alcamo in spring]]
[[File:Piano Santa Maria - La nevicata dell'8 gennaio 1981.jpg|thumb|One of the rare snowfalls in Alcamo (8 January 1981)]]
* '''Seismic classification''': '''zone 2''' (medium-high seismicity), Ordinance PCM 3274 (20 March 2003)
* '''Climatic classification''': '''zone B''', 1140 [[degree day]]<ref>[http://www.comuni-italiani.it/081/001/clima.html Comuni-Italiani.it, "Alcamo: Clima e Dati Geografici"]</ref>
* '''Köppen climatic classification''': '''CSa'''<ref name=clim/>
* '''Atmospheric diffusivity''': '''low''', Ibimet CNR 2002