Italy / Apulia
Spiaggia di Vignanotica
Spiaggia di Vignanotica is an 882 m-long gravel beach facing south-east, 11.1 km north-east of Mattinata (Apulia, Italy). The sea averages 26.3 °C in August, its warmest month, and 12.1 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Spiaggia di Vignanotica
Beach-day index 6.0/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 12.5 °C | 12.1 °C | 12.4 °C | 14.3 °C | 18.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 25.2 °C | 26.3 °C | 24.1 °C | 20.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 14.2 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 17° | 14° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 15° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 77 | 59 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 68 | 88 | 73 |
| Cloud % | 66 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 48 | 58 | 61 |
| Wind m/s | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 17°/1° | 18°/3° | 20°/3° | 23°/7° | 26°/12° | 33°/14° | 35°/19° | 31°/20° | 30°/16° | 26°/11° | 22°/8° | 18°/3° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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 July–August; July scores 9.6/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 25.2 °C and 24 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Italy in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C warmer than the Italy median for August (25.8 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 18.3 °C, cooler than 56% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (88 mm) and July the driest (24 mm); the yearly total is about 650 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.2 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:29 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (125°). 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 239° to 303°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the south-east about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 11 m deep and 13 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 94 m above sea level 500 m inland and 251 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 78% shrubland, 16% tree cover and 4% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 44% of that circle.
- Shrub 78%
- Tree 16%
- Grass 4%
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 “La Baracca - 500 Mt A Dx P. 177”, 400 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
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.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 3Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant. Accommodation: 2 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
Nature
- Grotta dei Pipistrelli cave entrance 400 m S
- Grotta Campana Grande cave entrance 440 m S
- Grotta del Purgatorio cave entrance 1.3 km SW
Campsites
- camping Vignanotica 470 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foggia Gino Lisa Airport Foggia (FG) | FOG | 63.9 km | south-west |
| Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport Bari | BRI | 85.2 km | south-east |
| Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport Salerno | QSR | 165 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 9 (about 107.4K).
Map
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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 15.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w134545123; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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_33TWG_20230711_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site IT016071031017).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 18.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.