Italy
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2017 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
21.4km²
Area
37km
Coastline
488m
Highest point
1,450
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
12km
To the mainland
When to go to Giglio
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June 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 Tuscany
Giglio is an island in Italy. It covers 21.4 km², with 37 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 488 m. About 1,450 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 12 km away.
Getting there
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 71 km in a straight lineCar hire at BIA airport (Bastia)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
- 12 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 Giglio.
- 8beachesLe Cannelle, Cala delle Caldane and 6 more
- 13viewpointsPanorama and 12 more
- 6lighthousesFaro di Capel Rosso, Faro di Punta del Fenaio, Faro delle Vaccarecce( Privato) and 3 more
- 1ferry terminals
- 1marinasGiglio Harbour
- 10named peaksPoggio della Pagana, Poggio della Chiusa, Poggio Terneti and 7 more
- 1castles and fortsRocca aldobrandesca (Giglio Castello)
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesArea della Villa romana in località Saraceno
- 2dive centresCampese Diving Center, Max Shark diving
- 44waymarked walking routesScopeto - Cala Monello - Punta Fenaio, Vaccarecce - Scopeto and 42 more
- 1campsitesBaia del Sole
- 6hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 30restaurants, 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
Giglio in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Giglio, each with its own numbers.
9beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
25.1°C
Spiaggia Pubblica Campese
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
9 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Spiaggia Pubblica Campese25.1°C
- Spiaggia Arenella25.1°C
- Cala delle Cannellecove25.1°C
- Seno del Campesecove25.1°C
- Cala del Lazzerettocove25.1°C
- Cala delle Caldanecove25.1°C
- Cala del Corvocove25.1°C
- Cala di Pietrabonacove25.1°C
1 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 178 m above the sea. 62 % of it is below 200 m.
- 15 %0–50 m
- 47 %50–200 m
- 38 %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).
Towns on the island
- Isola del Giglio1,406 people
- Giglio Castello557 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 56 | 59 | 60 | 43 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 65 | 80 | 98 | 74 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 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 | +1.3 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.8 | −0.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.9 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.6 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q13409862) · 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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