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Coldest sea in Italy

609 coastal locations in Italy ranked by year-round average sea temperature, coldest first. The regional average is 19.5°C. The top of the list is where the water stays cold all year. The contrast list at the bottom shows the warmest coasts for context.

Coldest location

Albarella Island

Year-round average 17.6°C in Italy

Regional average

19.5°C

across all 609 Italy coastal locations

Coldest month

February

13.8°C region-wide average

Italy monthly average 13.8°C to 26.7°C
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  • Warmest month August 26.7°C
  • Coldest month February 13.8°C
  • Annual mean 19.5°C
  • Months above 20°C 5 of 12

Month by month across Italy

Sea temperatures in Italy swing from 13.8°C in February to 26.7°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 13°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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Italy sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Italy location we track. Cool blues cluster around the high-latitude coasts.

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Top 50 coldest locations in Italy

Coastal locations across Italy sorted by year-round average, coldest first. Honest cold-water swimming country. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 Albarella Island Veneto 17.6°C
2 Chioggia Veneto 17.6°C
3 Kalterer See Northern Italy 17.6°C
4 Lago di Caldonazzo Northern Italy 17.6°C
5 Lago di Ledro Northern Italy 17.6°C
6 Levico Terme Northern Italy 17.6°C
7 Limone sul Garda Northern Italy 17.6°C
8 Malcesine Northern Italy 17.6°C
9 Mestre Veneto 17.6°C
10 Molina di Ledro Northern Italy 17.6°C
11 Molveno Northern Italy 17.6°C
12 Riva del Garda Northern Italy 17.6°C
13 Rosolina Mare Veneto 17.6°C
14 Sottomarina Veneto 17.6°C
15 Torbole Northern Italy 17.6°C
16 Bellaria Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
17 Bologna Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
18 Cesenatico Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
19 Florence Toscana 17.6°C
20 Ravenna Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
21 Burano Veneto 17.6°C
22 Ca' Savio Veneto 17.6°C
23 Cavallino Veneto 17.6°C
24 Goro Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
25 Lido di Venezia Veneto 17.6°C
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26 Lido di Volano Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
27 Murano Veneto 17.6°C
28 Venice Veneto 17.6°C
29 Cervia Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
30 Comacchio Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
31 Lido Adriano Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
32 Lido degli Estensi Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
33 Lido delle Nazioni Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
34 Lido di Classe Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
35 Lido DI Dante Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
36 Lido di Savio Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
37 Lido di Spina Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
38 Marina di Ravenna Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
39 Milano Marittima Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
40 Porto Garibaldi Emilia-Romagna 17.6°C
41 Venezia (Venice) Veneto 17.6°C
42 Lido di Jesolo Veneto 17.7°C
43 Monfalcone Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
44 Muggia Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
45 Sistiana Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
46 Soca (near Gorizia) Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
47 Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
48 Marano Lagunare Friuli-Venezia Giulia 17.8°C
49 Cattolica Emilia-Romagna 17.8°C
50 Riccione Emilia-Romagna 17.8°C

Warmest 10 in Italy for contrast

Same data flipped. Useful if you want to know which Italy coasts stay warmest year-round before you commit to a cold-water swim trip.

# Location Annual mean
1 Lampedusa Sicilia 21.2°C
2 Sant'Agata Di Militello Sicilia 21.0°C
3 Spiaggia dei Conigli Lampedusa 20.9°C
4 Oliveri Sicilia 20.8°C
5 Pollina Sicily 20.8°C
6 Linosa Sicily 20.8°C
7 Cefalu Sicily 20.8°C
8 Santo Stefano di Camastra Sicily 20.8°C
9 Acquedolci Sicily 20.7°C
10 Campofelice di Roccella Sicily 20.7°C

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