Tap water in Catania

Safe to drink

Based on published quality measurements for Catania itself, not a national average.

What the sources say

Water quality report

Measured water quality data is published for Catania. Read the report.

Scroll down to the latest result and click the pdf file and it opens a new page with the recent analysis.

Numbeo

43/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Moderate”. Crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

WHO / UNICEF JMP

Nationally, 95% of people in Italy have safely managed drinking water.

Even where the water is safe, ask locally. Older buildings can carry lead or copper pipework, and one street can differ from the network feeding it.

What bottled water costs you here

Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 314$ a year in Catania.

Work out your own saving

Elsewhere in Italy