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When is the best time to visit Sardinia?

The best time to visit Sardinia is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Sardinia has a dry, hot summer and a wetter cool season. That is the holiday-coast pattern: sea and shade when the sun is the point, walking and towns when the rain comes back. Sardinia is a city in Italy. This page is about Sardinia, not a country average.

Most visitors come for the dry months and the water. Shoulder weeks are for walking without the worst heat. Winter is a city-and-food trip, not a failed beach week. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Sardinia uses them.

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Spring

Spring in Sardinia is the walking season before the dry heat takes over. March, April and May are for towns, trails and days outside that are not yet a sea-only brief. The water is not the whole point, even when the sky looks like a holiday.

In Sardinia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Pack a layer for mornings. The interior, if you leave the obvious strip, lags the coast. This is the window where Sardinia is pleasant without the high-season crush.

Summer

Summer is why a lot of people book Sardinia: June, July and August, dry air, long days, and a sea-first itinerary where the coast is the point. Sightseeing belongs to morning. The rest of the day is shade and water.

In Sardinia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Inland it is a harsher holiday if you cannot drop into the water. Nights stay warm. If quiet is the brief, the main strips in Sardinia in these months are the wrong brief.

Autumn

Early autumn in Sardinia can still be a sea holiday. September, October and November start warm and then let go. The water holds longer than the crowds. Later in the stretch, swimming becomes a maybe, then a no, and the trip shifts to walking.

In Sardinia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is the mixed-itinerary window: a few coast nights, then inland, without one climate fighting the other. Rain starts to matter again in the cooler corners before the last of the heat has gone.

Winter

Winter in Sardinia is not a beach season. December, January and February are for towns, food and walking in a coat. Sardinia is milder than an inland capital would be, and it is still winter. That is still winter, not a delayed summer.

In Sardinia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Come for the city. Do not come because a summer photo is still on the listing. Days are short. A bright afternoon is a gift, not the product you bought.

Sardinia weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Sardinia, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Sardinia weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January11°C / 52°F42 mm
February11°C / 52°F31 mm
March13°C / 55°F36 mm
April15°C / 59°F44 mm
May19°C / 66°F23 mm
June23°C / 74°F8 mm
July26°C / 79°F5 mm
August27°C / 81°F12 mm
September23°C / 74°F45 mm
October20°C / 68°F53 mm
November15°C / 60°F72 mm
December12°C / 54°F54 mm

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FAQs about Sardinia weather

Climate averages for Sardinia, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Sardinia is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 27°C.

November is the wettest month, with about 72 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 11°C (52°F) against 27°C (81°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.