Italy
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
19.7km²
Area
50km
Coastline
153m
Highest point
10,592
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
187km
To the mainland
When to go to La Maddalena
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to September.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Italy
La Maddalena is an island in Italy. It belongs to Maddalena archipelago. It covers 19.7 km², with 50 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 153 m. About 10,592 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 187 km away.
Getting there
- Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at OLB airport (Olbia)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesPalau - La Maddalena, Giri Turistici della Maddalena
- 187 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on La Maddalena.
- 26beachesSpiaggia di monte di rena, Bassa Trinita, Spiaggia del morto and 23 more
- 6viewpointsI Colmi and 5 more
- 4ferry terminalsLa Maddalena and 3 more
- 12marinasCala Renella, Cala Mangiavolpe, Marina del Ponte and 9 more
- 1named peaksGuardia Vecchia
- 3castles and fortsBatteria Nido d'Aquila, Forte Carlo Felice, Fortezza dei Colmi
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesForte Balbiano, villa Weber, Forte Tegge
- 1dive centresNautica Sabatani
- 4campsitesCamping Abbatoggia, Abbatoggia (Camping), Camping Maddalena and 1 more
- 14hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 53restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
La Maddalena in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside La Maddalena, each with its own numbers.
10beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.1°C
Spiaggia di Punta Tegge
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
10 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Spiaggia di Punta Tegge25.1°C
- Spiaggia del Costone25.1°C
- Spiaggia di Spalmatore25.1°C
- Spiaggia Monti dell'Arena25.1°C
- Spiaggia dello Strangolato25.1°C
- Cala Mangiavolpecove25.1°C
- Cala Gavettacove25.1°C
- Cala di Chiesacove25.1°C
2 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 44 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 64 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- La Maddalena10,297 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
| Night low (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 60 | 91 | 68 |
| Wet days | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.7 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | −0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +1.7 |
| 2023 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1911690) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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