Costa Smeralda: weather and best time to visit
Costa Smeralda (Italy) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 29°C; the coolest month is January at around 13°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 25°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Costa Smeralda
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Costa Smeralda climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° | 8° | 14° | 10 | 8 | 37 | 44 | 72 |
| Feb | 13° | 8° | 14° | 7 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 82 |
| Mar | 15° | 9° | 14° | 8 | 10 | 45 | 60 | 80 |
| Apr | 17° | 11° | 15° | 8 | 11 | 46 | 68 | 80 |
| May | 21° | 15° | 17° | 7 | 12 | 56 | 83 | 83 |
| Jun | 26° | 19° | 21° | 4 | 14 | 78 | 90 | 75 |
| Jul | 29° | 21° | 24° | 0 | 14 | 92 | 85 | 69 |
| Aug | 29° | 22° | 25° | 3 | 13 | 94 | 80 | 64 |
| Sep | 25° | 19° | 23° | 6 | 11 | 79 | 85 | 73 |
| Oct | 22° | 16° | 20° | 8 | 9 | 63 | 82 | 82 |
| Nov | 17° | 13° | 17° | 9 | 8 | 38 | 62 | 74 |
| Dec | 14° | 10° | 15° | 10 | 7 | 35 | 48 | 71 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Costa Smeralda in January
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 8°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Costa Smeralda in February
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Costa Smeralda in March
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 9°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Costa Smeralda in April
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Costa Smeralda in May
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
Costa Smeralda in June
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Costa Smeralda in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 21°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Costa Smeralda in August
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 22°C. August is the warmest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 3 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Costa Smeralda in September
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Costa Smeralda in October
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Costa Smeralda in November
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Costa Smeralda in December
Daytime highs around 14°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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