- Population
- 196,702
- 196.7K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 17
- listed under Taranto
- Airports
- BDS Brindisi Airport66 km
- BRI Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport90 km
About Taranto
Taranto is a municipality. Location: Province of Taranto, Apulia. Population: 196,702. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Brindisi Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Lido Bruno and Capo San Vito.
Photos of Taranto
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Stadio Erasmo Iacovone New2021 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Taranto
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 10° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- October (76 mm)
- Driest month
- July (17 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 13° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 54 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 76 | 72 | 70 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Taranto
The nearest airport is Brindisi Airport (BDS), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Split, 350 km to the north.
Airports
- Brindisi Airport (BDS) Brindisi 66 kmnortheast
- Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI) Bari 90 kmnorthwest
- Crotone Sant'Anna Pythagoras Airport (CRV) Isola di Capo Rizzuto (KR) 158 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Split Population: 149.8K 350 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taranto
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 44 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km12 places
- Spiaggia a Taranto Beach 18 kmSE
- Lido Azzurro Beach 14 kmNW
- Spiaggia di Chiatona Beach 19 kmNW
- Lido Bruno Beach 2 kmSW
25–60 km24 places
- SoundRise Beach Beach 60 kmSW
- Spiaggia Castellaneta Marina Beach 26 kmW
- Spiaggia Lido Tiziana Beach 55 kmNE
- Spiaggia Porto Cesareo Beach 59 kmE
60–100 km53 places
- Spiaggia Pane e Pomodoro Beach 83 kmN
- Spiaggia Betlemme Beach 66 kmNE
- Blue Bay Beach Beach 78 kmSE
- Spiaggia Baia Verde Beach 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Taranto
17 places- 1 Paolo VI 17.3K
- 2 Lido Azzurro 638
- 3 San Donato 133
- 4 Stazione Nasisi 92
- 5 Patrovaro 88
- 6 Buffoluto 85
- 7 Sanarica 76
- 8 Ipercoop 16
- 9 Zona Pip 11
- 10 Zona Piccole Imprese 9
- 11 Lido Checca 7
- 12 Torretta Mare 6
- 13 Torretta 5
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Lakes, rivers & coasts3
- Lido Azzurro · Beach
- Spiaggia a Taranto · Beach
- Spiaggia San Vito · Beach
Heritage & sights1
- Stadio Erasmo Iacovone · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lido Bruno Beach, Apulia2 km SW
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Capo San Vito Natural site, Apulia3.3 km W
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Capo San Francesco Natural site, Apulia4.4 km SE
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Monte Specchio Mountain, Crispiano19 km N
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Marina Di Ferrara Beach, Massafra15 km NW
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Monte Sant'Angelo Mountain, Crispiano18 km N
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Spiaggia Librari Beach, Torricella25 km SE
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Spiaggia di Chiatona Beach, Massafra19 km NW
Sources & licences
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