Italy / Sicily
Spiaggia Lunga
Spiaggia Lunga is a 632 m-long beach facing north, 41.4 km north-east of Santa Marina Salina (Sicily, Italy). The sea averages 27.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.4 °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 Lunga
Beach-day index 7.2/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.2 °C | 14.4 °C | 14.6 °C | 15.8 °C | 18.8 °C | 22.9 °C | 25.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 25.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 19.5 °C | 16.8 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 123 | 110 | 90 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 83 | 89 | 126 | 128 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 70 | 63 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 28 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind m/s | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 18°/5° | 18°/5° | 22°/7° | 23°/9° | 27°/13° | 32°/17° | 32°/22° | 31°/22° | 29°/19° | 27°/14° | 24°/11° | 21°/6° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 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 25.9 °C and 21 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Italy in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.3 °C warmer than the Italy median for August (25.8 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.9 °C, warmer than 62% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (128 mm) and July the driest (21 mm); the yearly total is about 930 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.9 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:24 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (5°). Open water fills about 56% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in March–September; in mid-June it goes down at 20:25 local time on a bearing of 301°.
Sunrise is over the sea in March–October.
Straight out to the north the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 13 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 356 m deep and 892 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 170 m above sea level 500 m inland and 513 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 79% tree cover, 10% grassland and 9% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 55% of that circle.
- Tree 79%
- Grass 10%
- Built 9%
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 “Stromboli Labronzo”, 190 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 10 of its 10 classified seasons since 2016.
- 2015Not classified
- 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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 3Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 7Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant, 1 café and 1 bar. Accommodation: 7 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
- Panorama sulla sciara di fuoco 950 m SW
Nature
- Grotta di Eolo cave entrance 570 m E
Islands in view
- Isola di Stromboli 2.3 km S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport Lamezia Terme (CZ) | SUF | 89.1 km | east |
| Reggio Calabria Airport Reggio Calabria | REG | 90.3 km | south-east |
| Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Catania | CTA | 150 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiaggia Lunga | – | 27.1 °C | 632 m | – |
| Spiaggia Bianca | 41.5 km SW | 27.1 °C | 353 m | – |
| Spiaggia La Cinta | 46.1 km SW | 27.1 °C | 71 m | Pebble |
| Spiaggia dei Formicoli | 56.9 km E | 26.7 °C | 910 m | Sand |
- Spiaggia Bianca41.5 km SWCompare
- Spiaggia La Cinta46.1 km SWCompare
- Spiaggia dei Formicoli56.9 km ECompare
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 11.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w332106638; 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_33SWC_20260824_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site IT019083041050).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.3K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.