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Apogon, Italy

No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Milazzo, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: REG (REG), 108 km.

About Apogon

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Milazzo, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: REG (REG), 108 km.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jul and Aug (over 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CTA · Skyscanner from about £490 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Apogon.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 60 km: the nearest, Milazzo, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: REG (REG), 108 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea: flat. Wind 5 kn gusting 9.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Sea and wind forecast and score for each day at Apogon
DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct80, good0.1 mflat5 kn9kn
Mon 19Oct80, good0.1 mflat4 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct80, good0.2 mflat7 kn10kn
Wed 21Oct80, good0.2 mflat5 kn10kn
Thu 22Oct80, good0.5 m11 kn16kn
Fri 23Oct80, good0.6 m8 kn12kn
Sat 24Oct78, good0.3 m10 kn18kn
Sun 25Oct76, good0.8 m14 kn23kn
Mon 26Oct0, poor0.9 m21 kn31knboats in
Tue 27Oct80, good0.6 m7 kn18kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £835–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £490–£1,015
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Food £230–£430

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