Carrara
Located in Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany Coordinates: 44°03′47″ N 10°03′38″ E
- Population
- 62,285
- 62.3K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 16
- listed under Carrara
- Airports
- PSA Pisa International Airport50 km
- PMF Parma Airport87 km
About Carrara
Carrara is a municipality. Location: Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany. Population: 62,285. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are May–July, September. The nearest airport is Pisa International Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Spiaggia Marinella di Sarzana and Stadio degli Oliveti.
Photos of Carrara
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Spiaggia Marinella di Sarzana Basilicofresco · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Spiaggia Marina di Massa Bramfab · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Stadio degli Oliveti Alix4499 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Carrara
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (173 mm)
- Driest month
- July (37 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 19° | 14° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 105 | 114 | 119 | 88 | 72 | 37 | 70 | 110 | 169 | 173 | 138 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Carrara
The nearest airport is Pisa International Airport (PSA), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 228 km to the west.
Airports
- Pisa International Airport (PSA) Pisa (PI) 50 kmsoutheast
- Parma Airport (PMF) Parma (PR) 87 kmnorth
- Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) Firenze (FI) 96 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Nice Population: 342.7K 228 kmwest
- Toulon Population: 168.7K 350 kmwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 366 kmwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 370 kmnorth
- Rijeka Population: 108K 375 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carrara
Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 265 natural sites, 41 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km18 places
- Spiaggia della Marinella di San Terenzo Beach 13 kmW
- Spiaggia Forte dei Marmi Beach 14 kmSE
- Spiaggia Marina di Pietrasanta Beach 19 kmSE
- Spiaggia Lido di Camaiore Beach 22 kmSE
25–60 km90 places
- Spiaggia libera per cani Beach 57 kmS
- La Lecciona Beach 29 kmSE
- La Spiaggia di Levanto Beach 38 kmW
- Baia del Silenzio Beach 58 kmNW
60–100 km244 places
- Rotteri Mountain 78 kmNW
- Poggio di Iavello Mountain 83 kmE
- Gifarco Mountain 78 kmNW
- Bagni Pagana Beach 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Carrara
16 places- 1 Carrara 58.7K
- 2 Marina di Carrara 25K
- 3 Gragnana 917
- 4 Bedizzano 797
- 5 Codena 745
- 6 Torano 670
- 7 Miseglia 449
- 8 Sorgnano 387
- 9 Castelpoggio 357
- 10 Colonnata 268
- 11 Fontia 206
- 12 La Foce 76
- 13 Noceto 74
- 14 Località Casalecchia 56
- 15 Canaletto 41
- 16 Località Quarceta 40
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spiaggia Marinella di Sarzana Beach, Sarzana4.1 km SW
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Stadio degli Oliveti Landmark, Massa5.7 km SE
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La Goletta Beach Beach, Sarzana4.3 km W
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Spiaggia Fiumaretta di Ameglia Beach, Ameglia5.7 km W
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Spiaggia Marina di Massa Beach, Massa7.6 km SE
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Monte Contrario Mountain, Massa13 km NE
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Monte Pizzo d'Uccello Mountain, Fivizzano13 km NE -
Stadio Alberto Picco Landmark, La Spezia21 km W
Sources & licences
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