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Best time to visit Taranto

May is the best time to visit Taranto for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 94/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 13 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 12 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 94 22 °C 6 64
2 October 90 22 °C 7 71
3 September 86 26 °C 6 93
4 June 86 27 °C 4 95
5 April 80 18 °C 8 31
6 November 76 17 °C 8 41
7 July 74 31 °C 2 95
8 August 73 31 °C 3 94
9 March 67 15 °C 8 17
10 December 61 13 °C 8 20
11 February 58 13 °C 8 14
12 January 57 12 °C 8 15

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 14 °C 12 °C 51 % 15
February 14 °C 13 °C 49 % 14
March 14 °C 15 °C 48 % 17
April 15 °C 18 °C 47 % 31
May 18 °C 22 °C 40 % 64
June 22 °C 27 °C 26 % 95
July 25 °C 31 °C 13 % 95
August 26 °C 31 °C 15 % 94
September 25 °C 26 °C 35 % 93
October 22 °C 22 °C 47 % 71
November 19 °C 17 °C 54 % 41
December 16 °C 13 °C 52 % 20

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 12 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 12.2 °C 58 mm 51 %
February 12.6 °C 56 mm 49 %
March 14.9 °C 59 mm 48 %
April 17.9 °C 48 mm 47 %
May 22.4 °C 31 mm 40 %
June 27.4 °C 17 mm 26 %
July 30.6 °C 12 mm 13 %
August 30.9 °C 14 mm 15 %
September 26.2 °C 48 mm 35 %
October 21.6 °C 71 mm 47 %
November 17.0 °C 87 mm 54 %
December 13.3 °C 66 mm 52 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.