Italy / Campania
Spiaggia della Tonnarella
Spiaggia della Tonnarella is a 37 m-long beach facing north-north-east, 1.4 km west of Sorrento (Campania, Italy). The sea averages 26.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.3 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Spiaggia della Tonnarella
Beach-day index 7.0/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.1 °C | 14.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.7 °C | 22.5 °C | 25.1 °C | 26.2 °C | 24.3 °C | 21.8 °C | 19.3 °C | 16.8 °C |
| High °C | 11° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 88 | 68 | 70 | 56 | 47 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 68 | 76 | 116 | 84 |
| Cloud % | 61 | 60 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 58 |
| Wind m/s | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Daylight h | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Record high/low | 18°/-4° | 19°/-3° | 22°/-2° | 29°/-1° | 32°/5° | 37°/10° | 39°/14° | 41°/14° | 36°/9° | 29°/5° | 25°/0° | 18°/-3° |
| Beach index | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June–September; July scores 9.5/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 25.1 °C and 25 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Italy in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 19.5 °C, warmer than 60% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (116 mm) and August the driest (24 mm); the yearly total is about 760 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:33 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-east (15°). Open water fills about 39% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 240° to 302°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in April–September.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the north-north-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 89 m deep and 106 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 132 m above sea level 500 m inland and 272 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 82% tree cover and 16% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 46% of that circle.
- Tree 82%
- Built 16%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Marina Grande - Lato Est”, 510 m from the beach centre, was rated Sufficient for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 4 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Poor
- 2016Good
- 2017Good
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Sufficient
- 2023Sufficient
- 2024Sufficient
- 2025Sufficient
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 90Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 6Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Drinking water
- 11Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 122Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Campsites
- 10Grocery shops
- 11Water-sports spots
- 2Marinas & slipways
- 35Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 5Pharmacies & clinics
- 2Cash machines
- 8Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 70 restaurants, 3 cafés and 17 bars. Accommodation: 122 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Punto panoramico 530 m E
Attractions & museums
- Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea museum 880 m SE
Historic sites
- Villa del capo di Sorrento monument 440 m W
Nature
- Antico Ninfeo di Agrippa Postumo II A.C. cave entrance 710 m E
- Monte Corbo peak 1.4 km SW
Marinas
- Porto di Sorrento-Marina Grande 540 m E
- Calemma L'Intarsio Sorrentino 710 m E
Diving & boat hire
- Antico Cantiere del Legno Aprea 470 m SE
- Aprea Coast Boat Rental 470 m SE
- Gargiulo Boat Agency Sorrento 470 m SE
- Fratelli Aprea Sorrento Charter 480 m SE
- Sorrento SUP 500 m SE
- Kayak Sorrento 510 m SE
Campsites
- Village Camping Campogaio Santafortunata 400 m SW
- Camping International Nube d'Argento 590 m SE
- Ulysse 750 m SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples International Airport Napoli | NAP | 29.1 km | north |
| Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport Salerno | QSR | 46.4 km | east |
| Foggia Gino Lisa Airport Foggia (FG) | FOG | 133 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 35 bus stops within 1.5 km, rail station Sorrento (1.6 km) and 11 mapped car parks within 1 km.
9 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 73.6K residents); within 30 km there are 101 (about 2.8M).
Map and nearby beaches
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 1.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w545615213; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_33TVE_20260715_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site IT015063080005).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.