Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Alghero is
Mediterranean, with mild, relatively rainy winters and hot, sunny summers.
The city is located on the northwest coast of
Sardinia, an island exposed to the Mistral wind (which blows from the north-west).
The
average temperature of the coldest months (January, February) is of 10 °C (50 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 24 °C (75 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Alghero - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
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| Min (°F) | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 45 |
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| Max (°F) | 57 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 59 |
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amounts to 570 millimeters (22.4 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 5 mm (0.2 in) in the driest month (July) to 80 mm (3.1 in) in the wettest ones (October, November). Here is the average precipitation.
Alghero - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 70 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 570 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 22.4 |
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| Days | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 65 |
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On average, there are around 2,610
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Alghero - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 14 °C (57 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F). The sea is warm enough for swimming from July to September. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Alghero - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
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| Temp (°F) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 61 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Alghero for a beach holiday is the summer, from June to August. The sea temperature is comfortable enough from July to September, although in September, which in any case is still a good month (especially in the first half), the first periods of bad weather can occur.