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Le Piramidi

Dive site · Italy

Experienced divers only

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The site in five facts

  • Down to 40 mits deepest
  • From a boathow you get in
  • Experienced / deepexperienced divers only
  • Water 20 °C7 mm wetsuit and hood
  • Faces Wswell from there reaches it

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual dive conditions at Le Piramidi, each day of your trip
DayAir
Mon 2to 8usually19°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Visibility about 25 m, usual for the month.

Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

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

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Le Piramidi

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 40 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 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). The town to stay in is Ustica. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 12 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 40 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 km away.

Water about 20°C: 7 mm wetsuit and hood. 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 Jul, Aug and Sep (over 30 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,220–US$2,310 each

about US$1,220–US$2,310 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PMO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,130
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,220–US$2,310

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ustica

Closest

Ustica

about 10 min by car · 30 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 30 places to stay in Ustica · Booking.com

About Ustica its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 20m

About 19h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PMO, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

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

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

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