Spain
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2017 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
568km²
Area
244km
Coastline
476m
Highest point
Sa Talaiassa
161,485
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
85km
To the mainland
When to go to Ibiza
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Balearic Islands, Spain
Ibiza is an island in Spain. It covers 568 km², with 244 km of coastline. Its highest point, Sa Talaiassa, rises to 476 m. About 161,485 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 85 km away.
Getting there
- Ibiza Airport (IBZ)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at IBZ airport (Ibiza)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFormentera - Eivissa, Dénia - Sant Antoni de Portmany, Valencia - Ibiza, Palma - Eivissa
- 85 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Ibiza.
- 106beachesSa Pedrera, Cala Grassio, Cala Grassionetta and 103 more
- 66viewpointsPuig des Savinar, Torre des Carregador, Mirador del Rei Jaume I and 63 more
- 4lighthousesFar des Moscarter, Far de Botafoc and 2 more
- 17ferry terminalsSant Antoni de Portmany, Estació Marìtima de Formentera, Eivissa and 14 more
- 13marinasClub Nàutic Santa Eulària, Nautic Sant Antoni, Ibiza Magna and 10 more
- 199named peaksCap de sa Talaia, Puig d'en Teixidor, Puig d'en Guillem and 196 more
- 2waterfalls
- 2castles and fortsTorre de can Sergent de sa Torre, Castell-Almudaina d'Eivissa
- 37ruins and archaeological sitesForn de Calç, s'Avenc des Pouàs, Medieval Islamic Rural Property and 34 more
- 4dive centresOrcaSub Ibiza Diving Centre, Diving Center Cala Pada Ibiza, Scuba Ibiza and 1 more
- 1surf spots
- 5waymarked walking routesSendero Puig de S'Argentera, Puig de ses Torretes, Faro des Moscarter and 2 more
- 5campsitesCamping Laplaya Ibiza, Camping Cala Nova, Camping Cala Bassa and 2 more
- 384hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 807restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Ibiza, each with its own numbers.
53beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
26.2°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
53 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Platja Port d'es Torrent26.1°C
- Platja des Niu Blau26.1°C
- Platja Pou d'es Lleo26.2°C
- Platja d'en Bossa26.1°C
- Platja S'Estanyol26.1°C
- Platja de Bou26.1°C
- Platja de Llonga26.1°C
- Platja de Salada26.2°C
45 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 115 m above the sea. 85 % of it is below 200 m.
- 24 %0–50 m
- 61 %50–200 m
- 15 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Ibiza49,727 people
- Santa Eulària des Riu31,314 people
- Sant Antoni de Portmany21,852 people
- Sant Joan de Labritja4,838 people
- Sant Carles de Peralta3,195 people
- Sant Josep de sa Talaia2,341 people
- Cami Vell de Sant Mateuno census figure
- Cap Martinetno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 46 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 55 | 58 | 74 | 53 |
| Wet days | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.7 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.6 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.5 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +1.2 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
AlgeriaAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q52631) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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