Italy
Sardinia in October
🍂 AutumnPleasant and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why October scores 9.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.7
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24°C highs / 14°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 15°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~44 mm rain)
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~4 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.6 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 24° / 14° | 24° / 13° |
| Rain | 44 mm | 26 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 15° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 4 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 & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy 2–4 Oct · 3 days off in a row
- All Saints' Day 30 Oct – 1 Nov · 3 days off in a row
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 October.
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 Oroseigreat in Oct
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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