Photo: Salvatore Migliari · CC BY 3.0

Water temperature in Italy

Tyrrhenian Sea 28.2 °C, Adriatic Sea 27.2 °C, Mediterranean 28.2 °C. The coldest spot is Plimabach - Zufallhütte at 5.1 °C. As of September 20, 2026, 218 locations from Agentur für Bevölkerungsschutz Südtirol and ISPRA.

28.4 °C

warmest spot · Ionian Sea, Scilla

5.1 °C

coldest · Plimabach - Zufallhütte

22.3 °C

average of all spots

218

locations

Updated on September 20, 2026

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The warmest spot of each kind of water

Lago Maggiore, Cannobio — Photo: qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0

Lake

23.0 °C

Lago Maggiore, Cannobio

Eawag/Alplakes model · then Kleiner Montiggler See 22.7 °C and Lago di Garda, Torbole 22.6 °C

Grosser Kalterergraben — Photo: qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0

River

21.8 °C

Grosser Kalterergraben

Agentur für Bevölkerungsschutz Südtirol · then Falschauer, Falschauer bei Lana 15.0 °C and Sinichbach - Sinich 14.0 °C

Ionian Sea, Scilla — Photo: Salvatore Migliari · CC BY 3.0

Coast

28.4 °C

Ionian Sea, Scilla

Open-Meteo marine model · then Mediterranean, Lampedusa / Spiaggia dei Conigli 28.2 °C and Tyrrhenian Sea, Milazzo 28.2 °C

Regions

Italy, region by region

8 regions, each with today's range and its best-known spots. Tap one to open the region's list.

Tyrrhenian Sea23.9–28.2 °C

52 coasts & beaches

Tyrrhenian Sea, Milazzo 28.2 °C · Tyrrhenian Sea, Pizzo 28.1 °C · Tyrrhenian Sea, Mondello / Palermo 27.9 °C

Adriatic Sea23.9–27.2 °C

32 coasts & beaches

Adriatic Sea, Otranto 27.2 °C · Adriatic Sea, Pescara 27.2 °C · Adriatic Sea, Polignano a Mare 27.2 °C

Mediterranean25.6–28.2 °C

25 coasts & beaches

Mediterranean, Lampedusa / Spiaggia dei Conigli 28.2 °C · Mediterranean, Catania Playa 27.9 °C · Mediterranean, Cefalù 27.9 °C

Ionian Sea24.3–28.4 °C

16 coasts & beaches

Ionian Sea, Scilla 28.4 °C · Ionian Sea, Tropea 28.1 °C · Ionian Sea, Roccella Ionica 28.0 °C

Ligurian Sea26.0 °C

15 coasts & beaches

Ligurian Sea, Lerici 26.0 °C · Ligurian Sea, Imperia 26.0 °C · Ligurian Sea, Monterosso / Cinque Terre 25.9 °C

Lago di Garda21.7–22.6 °C

10 lakes

Lago di Garda, Torbole 22.6 °C · Lago di Garda, Malcesine 22.5 °C · Lago di Garda, Peschiera del Garda 22.4 °C

Etsch9.8–13.7 °C

6 rivers

Etsch, Etsch bei Sigmundskron 13.7 °C · Etsch, Etsch bei Salurn 13.6 °C · Etsch, Etsch bei Branzoll 13.2 °C

Straße von Sizilien25.8–27.8 °C

4 coasts & beaches

Straße von Sizilien, Lampedusa 27.8 °C · Straße von Sizilien, Porto Empedocle 26.5 °C · Straße von Sizilien, Pozzallo 26.4 °C

Right now

218 spots, 3 kinds of water

21 lakes48 rivers149 coasts & beaches

97 readings are measurements from official and open networks, above all Agentur für Bevölkerungsschutz Südtirol and ISPRA; 121 values come from models. Beyond temperature, this page carries 151 official bathing-water ratings, water level or discharge at 58 gauges and wave height at 109 buoys.

About the data

Italy combines the Adriatic stations of ISPRA's coastal network, South Tyrol's provincial gauges on rivers and lakes, the Alplakes models for Lugano, Maggiore and Garda, and the marine model for the remaining coasts.

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