Italy
Sardinia in November
🍂 AutumnPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: light layers
Why November scores 9.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (19°C highs / 10°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 11°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~74 mm rain)
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.3 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 19° / 10° | 24° / 13° |
| Rain | 74 mm | 26 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 11° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Cagliari weather-station normals. Rainfall: Cagliari weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: All Saints' Day; National Unity Day (1 Nov)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SardiniaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyLarge Italian island in the western Mediterranean, known for clear-water beaches, the Costa Smeralda, ancient nuraghe towers and a distinctive food culture.
No major events on our calendar for November.
Coming up later
Mamuthones of MamoiadaDate varies17 January and again during Carnival
Masked figures wearing heavy cowbells parade through the village.
Why go: One of Sardinia's best-known carnival traditions.
Where: Mamoiada
Sa SartigliaDate variesCarnival Sunday and Tuesday, date moves each year
A medieval-style horse race where masked riders try to spear a star.
Why go: Seats are limited.
Where: Oristano
Sant'Efisio FestivalEvery year1 May every year
A huge procession in traditional dress carries the saint's statue toward Nora.
Why go: Crowded; book seats in advance.
Where: Cagliari
Costa Smeralda
A stretch of the north-east coast with granite coves and upscale resorts.
💡 Taking sand, shells or pebbles from beaches is banned.
La Maddalena Archipelago
A national park of islands with clear water.
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
A UNESCO-listed Bronze Age nuraghe complex.
Golfo di Orosei
Coves such as Cala Luna and Cala Goloritzé, reached by boat or on foot.
Cagliari
The capital with the old Castello district.
Alghero and Neptune's Grotto
A walled town with Catalan influence and a sea cave nearby.
💡 Boat access to the cave depends on the weather.
Porceddu
Spit-roasted suckling pig.
💡 Agriturismi
Culurgiones
Pasta stuffed with potato, cheese and mint.
💡 Restaurants
Pane carasau
Thin crisp flatbread.
💡 Bakeries
Seadas
Fried pastry filled with cheese and topped with honey.
💡 Restaurants
Bottarga
Cured fish roe.
💡 Delis
Mirto
A liqueur made from myrtle berries.
💡 Shops
Pecorino Sardo
Sheep's milk cheese.
💡 Delis
Filigree jewellery
Gold and silver filigree.
💡 Jewellery shops
Coral jewellery
Coral jewellery.
💡 Alghero shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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