Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
5.8km²
Area
15km
Coastline
278m
Highest point
222
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
152km
To the mainland
When to go to Levanzo
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °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.
Island
Levanzo is an island in Italy. It covers 5.8 km², with 15 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 278 m. About 222 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 152 km away.
Getting there
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 17 km in a straight lineCar hire at TPS airport (Trapani)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLevanzo - Marettimo, Levanzo - Favignana, Trapani - Levanzo
- 152 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 Levanzo.
- 2beachesSpiaggia di Cala Minnola
- 1lighthouses
- 1ferry terminalsLevanzo
- 1marinasPorticciolo di Levanzo
- 2named peaksPizzo del Monaco, Pizzo del Corvo
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesGrotta del Genovese, ancient fish processing site, Torre Saracena
- 6waymarked walking routesCala Minnola Villa Florio and 5 more
- 1hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, 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
Levanzo in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Levanzo, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
25.8°C
Cala Minnola
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 107 m above the sea. 92 % of it is below 200 m.
- 17 %0–50 m
- 75 %50–200 m
- 8 %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 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Night low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 71 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 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 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | −0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.4 | −0.1 | −0.4 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.3 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +1.5 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.




Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q497357) · 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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