Weather and climate in Porto Torres (Sardinia)

In Porto Torres, the climate is Mediterranean, with mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers.
As in the rest of Sardinia, both the mistral (cool, dry wind from the north-west) and the sirocco (warm, humid wind from the south-east) can blow.
The town is located in the north-west of Sardinia, in the province of Sassari, on the coast of the Gulf of Asinara. The gulf is bordered to the north-west by the island of Asinara and by the smaller Isola Piana ("Flat Island").
In winter, the temperature rarely drops below freezing, although occasionally it can drop to -2 °C (28.5 °F). Occasionally, such as in February 2010 and February 2012, there may also be a snowfall with light accumulation.
In summer, when the sirocco blows, it can get very hot, and the temperature can reach 38/40 °C (100/104 °F). In July 2009 it reached 43 °C (109.5 °F).

Best Time

The best months for a beach holiday are July and August. In June, the days are longer and the weather is often good, but the sea is still a bit cool. You can still go in September, in fact the sea is still quite warm, but the days get shorter and the first waves of bad weather can occur, especially in the second half of the month.

Porto Torres - Climate data

The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 9.8 °C (49.6 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 24.9 °C (76.9 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Precipitation amounts to 500 millimeters (19.7 inches) per year: it is therefore quite scarce. It ranges from 3 mm (0.1 in) in the driest month (July) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest one (November). Here is the average precipitation.
The sea temperature ranges from 14 °C (57 °F) in February, March to 25 °C (77 °F) in August. Here are the average sea temperatures.