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Dragone, Italy

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Also within 20 km of Santa Margherita Ligure

All 19 on Santa Margherita Ligure's map

About Dragone

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces S: swell from the S reaches it, and wind from the N blows out to sea. 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (7 mm semi-dry or a drysuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Open Water divers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Margherita Ligure. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 19 dive sites.

  • 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 9 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • San Fruttuoso diving center 3.5 km

  • DGP Diving Group Portofino 3.5 km

  • Dive System Flagship Store 3.5 km

  • Rasta Divers 3.6 km

  • Portofino Divers 3.6 km

  • B&B Diving 4.7 km

  • Esimio sub Diving Center 4.9 km

  • DivingGroupPortofino 5.6 km

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 21°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in 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 16 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Dragone.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 3 kn gusting 10.

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

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct790.2 mflat1 kn7kn
Mon 19Oct790.5 m2 kn8kn
Tue 20Oct251.1 m13 kn17kn
Wed 21Oct322.3 m6 kn13kn
Thu 22Oct411.0 m4 kn8kn
Fri 23Oct281.4 m10 kn16kn
Sat 24Oct401.0 m7 kn18kn
Sun 25Oct600.7 m5 kn17kn
Mon 26Oct411.0 m1 kn7kn
Tue 27Oct800.4 m3 kn10kn

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. 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 Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 £1,030–£1,945 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

Places to eat near Santa Margherita Ligure

  • Angolo PalmaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Da EmilioPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • DuCoqSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Il PatioItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • KicksItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Le ArcatePizza · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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