Elba weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇹 Italy · beach resort · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Elba is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with June and August close behind. Elba averages about 2,810 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,810

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

92/100

Rain / year

659 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Sea at warmest

29°C / 84°F

Population

32k

Elevation

5 m

When is the best time to visit Elba?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Elba is July, then June and August. The dullest month is February (29/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Elba?

Elba gets a lot of sun: around 2,810 hours a year. 63 Sunshine Score points separate July (92) from February (29), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 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 659 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Elba by month

The sea off Elba is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in February 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

• Bastia France · 66 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
• Pisa (PI) Italy · 103 km · best in Jul · 2,545 h sun/yr
• Calvi France · 121 km · best in Jul · 2,792 h sun/yr
• Florence Italy · 140 km · best in Aug · 2,390 h sun/yr
• Ajaccio France · 150 km · best in Jul · 2,831 h sun/yr
• Figari France · 169 km · best in Jul · 2,695 h sun/yr