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Isola del Giglio

Isola del GiglioTuscany42.3616° N, 10.9037° E
Isola del Giglio
Photo: Sky Eckstrom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A granite island in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, with a colourful harbour, the fortified village of Giglio Castello at the top and the beach at Campese. The sea is among the clearest in the Tyrrhenian.

In the itineraries

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Weather forecast

The forecast for the next 7 days at this spot: sky, temperatures, rain and wind, wave height and sea temperature.

Forecast by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), from the models of national weather services. Your browser downloads it directly from Open-Meteo, and only when you ask. In the mountains and at sea the weather changes quickly: check the official forecast as well before you set off.

Getting there

  • By train. The nearest station is Porto Santo Stefano station, 19.8 km away. Alternatively: Santa Liberata station, 22.2 km away. From the station you need a bus, a taxi or a car.
  • By sea. The nearest ferry terminal is in the harbour, 1.4 km away.
  • By air. The nearest airport is Rome-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), about 127 km away.
  • Parking. There are 5 signposted car parks within a kilometre; the nearest is 400 m away.

Public transport directions ↗

Stations, ports, airports and car parks from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); distances as the crow flies. Timetables and connections change: check them before you travel.

Climate month by month

The most pleasant months for weather are from May to November, with average highs between 18 and 29 °C. The wettest month is November (about 82 mm), the driest July. The sea is above 22 °C from June to September, peaking at 26 °C in July.

MonthTemperatureHigh / lowRain mmSea
Janfrom 11 to 14 °C14° 11°4315°
Febfrom 12 to 14 °C14° 12°5914°
Marfrom 12 to 14 °C14° 12°5914°
Aprfrom 14 to 16 °C16° 14°3715°
Mayfrom 17 to 19 °C19° 17°4318°
Junfrom 22 to 23 °C23° 22°2122°
Julfrom 25 to 26 °C26° 25°1526°
Augfrom 25 to 27 °C27° 25°3026°
Sepfrom 22 to 24 °C24° 22°5624°
Octfrom 19 to 21 °C21° 19°7621°
Novfrom 16 to 18 °C18° 16°8219°
Decfrom 13 to 16 °C16° 13°5516°

Averages for 2015–2024, estimated for an altitude of 0 m. Air: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), corrected for the altitude of the place; rain: average monthly total; sea: surface temperature from NOAA OISST. These are indicative values: the weather on any given day can be very different, so always check the forecast before you go.

On foot and on the water, nearby

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