Italy / Sardinia
Spiaggia Rosa
Spiaggia Rosa is a 204 m-long sandy beach facing south-east, 8.4 km north-west of La Maddalena (Sardinia, Italy). The sea averages 25.1 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.5 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in July–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Spiaggia Rosa
Beach-day index 6.1/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.9 °C | 13.5 °C | 13.8 °C | 14.8 °C | 17.4 °C | 20.9 °C | 23.9 °C | 25.1 °C | 23.1 °C | 20.4 °C | 17.6 °C | 15.0 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 13° |
| Low °C | 10° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 69 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 71 | 99 | 72 |
| Cloud % | 62 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 59 |
| Wind m/s | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 17°/4° | 18°/2° | 22°/3° | 22°/7° | 29°/10° | 31°/14° | 35°/19° | 36°/19° | 30°/14° | 27°/10° | 23°/7° | 18°/4° |
| Beach index | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 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 9.7/10 with highs of 27 °C, sea at 23.9 °C and 7 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Italy in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.7 °C cooler 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 (99 mm) and July the driest (7 mm); the yearly total is about 610 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:55 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-east (130°). Open water fills about 64% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in December–January; in mid-December it goes down at 16:54 local time on a bearing of 239°.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
The opposite shore is only about 5.0 km away to the south-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on Budelli, an island of about 2 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 56 m deep and 44 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 40 m above sea level 500 m inland and 3 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 87% shrubland, 9% grassland and 4% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 66% of that circle.
- Shrub 87%
- Grass 9%
- Bare 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.
Photos
From above
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 1.8 km north-east (La Casitta), the nearest grocery shop is 8.0 km south-east (Carniceria Sa Mesa), the nearest fuel station is 8.1 km south (Esso) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 8.1 km south-east (Ospedale Paolo Merlo).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | La Casitta | 1.8 km | north-east |
| Groceries | Carniceria Sa Mesa | 8.0 km | south-east |
| Accommodation | Abbatoggia RV Park | 4.9 km | south-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Ospedale Paolo Merlo | 8.1 km | south-east |
| Fuel station | Esso | 8.1 km | south |
| Car park | — | 5.4 km | south-east |
| Public toilets | — | 6.5 km | east |
| Bus stop | Case Ornano | 5.6 km | south-east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Islands in view
- Isolotti di Stramanari 790 m NE
- Budelli 810 m NW
- Stranamari 830 m NE
- Isola della Capra 1.1 km NE
- Paduleddi 1.1 km NE
- Isolotti di Paduleddi 1.2 km NE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figari Sud-Corse Airport Figari | FSC | 32.9 km | north-west |
| Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Olbia (SS) | OLB | 44.4 km | south |
| Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport Ajaccio | AJA | 85.2 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 10.3K residents); within 30 km there are 8 (about 30.2K).
Reference
Spiaggia Rosa has an article on the IT Wikipedia: Spiaggia rosa.
Wikidata item Q3966672.
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 10.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w117804137; 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 S2A_32TNL_20230910_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 8.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.