Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
51.2km²
Area
90km
Coastline
408m
Highest point
1
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
263km
To the mainland
When to go to Asinara
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (13 °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 Sardinia, Italy
Asinara is an island in Italy. It covers 51.2 km², with 90 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 408 m. About 1 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 263 km away.
Getting there
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at AHO airport (Alghero)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesStintino-Fornelli (Asinara), Porto Torres - Cala Reale (Asinara)
- 263 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July 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 Asinara.
- 23beachesSpiaggia di Cala dei Ponzesi, Cala del Turco, Cala Sant'Andrea and 20 more
- 1viewpoints
- 1lighthousesFaro di Punta Scorno
- 2ferry terminalsStintino-Asinara
- 17named peaksPunta della scomunica, Punta Maestra Serre, Piano Mannu and 14 more
- 4ruins and archaeological sitesCastellaccio, Stazione del Carcere di Cala Reale, Case Sant'Andrea and 1 more
- 10waymarked walking routesIl Sentiero del Muflone, Sentiero del Castellaccio, Sentiero dell'acqua and 7 more
- 1hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 4restaurants, 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
Asinara in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Asinara, each with its own numbers.
17beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
24.9°C
Lazzaretto
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
17 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Lazzaretto24.9°C
- Cala Scombro di fuori o Romasinocove24.8°C
- Cala Baracche Napoletanecove24.9°C
- Cala di Mezzocove24.9°C
- Cala dei Ponzesicove24.9°C
- Cala di Peppecove24.9°C
- Cala de'Buoicove24.9°C
- Cala Truncacove24.9°C
9 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 93 m above the sea. 86 % of it is below 200 m.
- 43 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
- 14 %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.
10 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) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Night low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 78 | 66 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 78 | 112 | 88 |
| Wet days | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
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 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.7 | −0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.4 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +1.9 |
| 2023 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +1.8 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +1.8 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +2.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +1.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q730500) · 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 — 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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