Cagliari weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇹 Italy · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Cagliari is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with May and September close behind. Cagliari averages about 2,787 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,787
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 423 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 292k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Cagliari?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cagliari is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (44/100, 43 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cagliari?
Cagliari gets a lot of sun: around 2,787 hours a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate June (94) from January (44), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 38 destinations in Italy for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,538 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 41% of the annual 423 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 43 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 41 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 66 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 39 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 42 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 29 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 94 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 9 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 11 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 87 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 45 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 75 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 74 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 54 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Cagliari by month
The sea off Cagliari is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Alghero Italy · 167 km · best in Jul · 2,842 h sun/yr
- Olbia (SS) Italy · 187 km · best in Jul · 2,705 h sun/yr
- Figari France · 250 km · best in Jul · 2,695 h sun/yr
- Tunis Tunisia · 286 km · best in Jun · 2,725 h sun/yr
- Annaba Algeria · 291 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
- Ajaccio France · 298 km · best in Jul · 2,831 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tabarka Tunisia · 253 km · 2,830 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Cagliari compares month by month: Cagliari vs Olbia (SS) · Cagliari vs Alghero · Cagliari vs Figari · all comparisons
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