Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy

Around Capo Milazzo

10.0 km
Distance
Croce di Mare ↔ Capo Milazzo ↔ Baia del Tono
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

The crossing

Croce di Mare ↔ Capo Milazzo ↔ Baia del Tono: 10.0 km of shortest route, the shortest loop in the water around the island. No ratified crossing yet.

Water temperature

Sea surface temperature measured by satellite at mid-route, daily values 2023–2025: the dot is the monthly mean, the bar spans the lowest to the highest.

16°20°24°28°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Show the data as a table
MonthMeanLowestHighest
January16.4 °C (62 °F)15.5 °C (60 °F)17.5 °C (64 °F)
February15.4 °C (60 °F)14.8 °C (59 °F)15.8 °C (60 °F)
March15.7 °C (60 °F)14.7 °C (58 °F)16.5 °C (62 °F)
April16.8 °C (62 °F)15.3 °C (60 °F)18.4 °C (65 °F)
May19.6 °C (67 °F)17.4 °C (63 °F)22.3 °C (72 °F)
June24.6 °C (76 °F)21.6 °C (71 °F)27.8 °C (82 °F)
July28.2 °C (83 °F)25.9 °C (79 °F)30.1 °C (86 °F)
August28.3 °C (83 °F)26.4 °C (80 °F)30.6 °C (87 °F)
September26.5 °C (80 °F)24.9 °C (77 °F)28.9 °C (84 °F)
October23.7 °C (75 °F)22.1 °C (72 °F)25.5 °C (78 °F)
November21.5 °C (71 °F)19.5 °C (67 °F)23.6 °C (74 °F)
December18.3 °C (65 °F)16.6 °C (62 °F)20.4 °C (69 °F)

Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.