Italy / Liguria
Varigotti
Varigotti is a coastal resort area in Liguria, Italy. Its longest mapped beach stretches about 1.6 km. The sea averages 24.8 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.3 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–September.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Services in the resort
- 12Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- 5Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 14Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 6Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 1Bike rental
- 7Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 7 restaurants, 1 café and 4 bars. Accommodation: 14 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.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Spiaggia Varigotti”, 750 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 5 of its 5 classified seasons since 2021.
- 2019Not classified
- 2020Not classified
- 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.
Month by month
October at Varigotti
Beach-day index 4.7/10 · Italy median 6.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 13.9 °C | 13.3 °C | 13.6 °C | 14.8 °C | 17.7 °C | 21.3 °C | 23.9 °C | 24.8 °C | 22.5 °C | 20.0 °C | 17.5 °C | 15.4 °C |
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 56 | 60 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 34 | 49 | 61 | 97 | 145 | 79 |
| Cloud % | 66 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 65 | 69 | 65 |
| Wind m/s | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Record high/low | 20°/-5° | 18°/-10° | 22°/-6° | 27°/0° | 30°/3° | 37°/7° | 34°/12° | 37°/12° | 33°/6° | 28°/2° | 22°/-2° | 15°/-7° |
| Beach index | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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 9.3/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 23.9 °C and 34 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Italy in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.0 °C cooler than the Italy median for August (25.8 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 18.2 °C, cooler than 56% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (145 mm) and July the driest (34 mm); the yearly total is about 840 mm.
Daylight runs from 8.9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 21:08 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (150°). Open water fills about 58% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in November–February; in mid-December it goes down at 16:48 local time on a bearing of 238°.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the south-south-east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 60 m deep and 244 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 136 m above sea level 500 m inland and 281 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 44% shrubland, 39% tree cover and 14% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 61% of that circle.
- Shrub 44%
- Tree 39%
- Built 14%
- Bare 3%
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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport Genova (GE) | GOA | 43.2 km | north-east |
| Cuneo International Airport Levaldigi (CN) | CUF | 74.2 km | north-west |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport Nice, Alpes-Maritimes | NCE | 112 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 6 bus stops within 1.5 km and 5 mapped car parks within 1 km.
11 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 28.1K residents); within 30 km there are 72 (about 243.5K).
Around the beach
Historic sites
- Bagni Mehari: monument 40 m S
Nature
- Varigotti Torre Dei Saraceni nature reserve 1.0 km W
Diving & boat hire
- Windsurf & SUP School 950 m W
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varigotti | – | 24.8 °C | 1.6 km | – |
| Finale Ligure | 5.0 km W | 24.8 °C | 648 m | – |
| Bergeggi | 8.2 km NE | 24.8 °C | 1.1 km | – |
- Finale Ligure5.0 km WCompare
- Bergeggi8.2 km NECompare
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 6.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w29720213; 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.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_32TMP_20250331_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site IT007009029011).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 9.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.