ItalyAeolian IslandsVolcanic islandUNESCO World Heritage
Vulcano
20.8 km² rising to 500 m out of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
20.8km²
Area
31km
Coastline
500m
Highest point
Vulcano
27°C
Warmest sea
August
57km
To the mainland
When to go to Vulcano
Best for the beach from June to August.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °C) and coolest in February (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.
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.
Small volcanic island north of Sicily
Vulcano is an volcanic island in Italy. It belongs to Aeolian Islands. It covers 20.8 km², with 31 km of coastline. Its highest point, Vulcano, rises to 500 m. The nearest mainland is 57 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 km in a straight lineCar hire at REG airport (Reggio Calabria)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesVulcano-Lipari, Vulcano - Salina, Milazzo - Vulcano, Capo d'Orlando - Vulcano
- 57 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Augustbest 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 Vulcano.
- 10beachesSpiaggia delle Sabbie nere, Spiaggia delle Acque Calde, Spiaggia del Cannitello and 7 more
- 14viewpointsVulcanello, Vulcano, Belvedere Capo Grillo and 11 more
- 3lighthousesFaro di Gelso, Faro Vecchio
- 2ferry terminalsVulcano, Vulcano - Aliscafi
- 1marinasPorto di Levante
- 8named peaksMonte Saraceno, Serra dei Pisani, Vulcano and 5 more
- 4volcanoesMonte Aria, Vulcano, Monte Luccia and 1 more
- 1waymarked walking routesVulcano
- 2campsitesParco Eden, Togo Togo
- 18hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 27restaurants, 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
Vulcano in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Vulcano, each with its own numbers.
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
500m
prominence 500 m · according to Peakyas
3 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Vulcanoprominence 500 m500m
- Gran Cratere154m
- Vulcanelloprominence 118 m123m
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 191 m above the sea. 55 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 33 %50–200 m
- 45 %200–500 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 99 | 85 | 75 | 58 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 74 | 87 | 104 | 106 |
| Wet days | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 |
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 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | −0.5 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.8 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +1.8 |
| 2023 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.7 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.2 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q207323) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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