STAZIONE S. MARCO
2025: ExcellentSTAZIONE S. MARCO is a coastal bathing water in Italy, 6.2 km west of Sciacca (Sicily) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 11 seasons.
In italiano: Acque di balneazione STAZIONE S. MARCO presso Sciacca: la classificazione ufficiale UE per il 2025 è «eccellente». La qualità è risultata eccellente in 11 delle 11 stagioni classificate dal 2015. Divieti temporanei e avvisi di inquinamento sono pubblicati dall’autorità competente (link più sotto). Il resto della pagina è in inglese.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.
Quality history
Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.
It was classified in 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 11 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 11 consecutive seasons (2015–2025).
Where it is in Sicily

How it compares locally
There are 39 other official bathing waters in Italy within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Sicily, 84.7% of 783 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Italy, 90% of the 4,782 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (89.8% of all 5,535 sites in the country).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 39 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other official bathing waters near Sciacca
11 other official bathing waters have Sciacca as nearest named place. Together, 12 of 12 were Excellent in 2025.
- CONTRADA TABIA Excellent Coastal
- EX TONNARA Excellent Coastal
- FOCE TORRENTE S. MARCO Excellent Coastal
- LOCALITA' BAGNI Excellent Coastal
- LOCALITA' STAZZONE Excellent Coastal
- RENELLA Excellent Coastal
- SAN GIORGIO Excellent Coastal
- SCOLO CONTRADA SOVARETO Excellent Coastal
- SOVARETO Excellent Coastal
- TIMPI RUSSI Excellent Coastal
- VILLAGGIO SAN MARCO Excellent Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 19.7 °C · partly cloudy |
|---|---|
| Wind | 7.9 m/s from the east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 0.1 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 19 to 23 °C |
Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.
Nearby official bathing waters
Closest records in Italy by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Coastal · Excellent0.5 km north-westCONTRADA TABIA
Coastal · Excellent1.1 km north-westRENELLA
Coastal · Excellent1.7 km south-eastMARAGANI
Coastal · Excellent3.2 km north-westFOCE TORRENTE S. MARCO
Coastal · Excellent3.2 km east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for STAZIONE S. MARCO?
- Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Italy. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- No. It was Excellent in both 2024 and 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page or Portale Acque (Ministry of Health) run by Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities, and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
- When is the bathing season in Italy?
- Set by each Region. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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Official source
Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.
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