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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
429km²
Area
150km
Coastline
1,003m
Highest point
Zas mountain
17,930
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
125km
To the mainland
When to go to Naxos Island
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in February (16 °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.
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
Naxos Island is an island in Greece. It belongs to Cyclades. It covers 429 km², with 150 km of coastline. Its highest point, Zas mountain, rises to 1,003 m. About 17,930 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 125 km away.
Getting there
- Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at JMK airport (Mykonos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesNaxos - Folegandros, Naxos - Paros, Ios - Naxos, Naxos - Santorini (Athinios)
- 125 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Septemberbest 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 Naxos Island.
- 92beachesLiaridia Beach, Apollonas Beach, Kalados Beach and 89 more
- 6viewpointsView to the islands and 5 more
- 1lighthouses
- 3ferry terminalsNaxos, Passenger Waiting Space
- 2marinasNaxos Marina
- 27named peaksMont Zeus, Fanari, Plotsori and 24 more
- 1waterfallsRoutsouna Waterfall
- 5castles and fortsApano Kastro, Venetian Castle of Naxos, Tower of Sanoudos and 2 more
- 18ruins and archaeological sitesKorfari Amygdalion, Agiassos Tower, Apalirou Castle and 15 more
- 2dive centresBlue Fin Divers, Nima
- 1surf spots
- 25waymarked walking routes2 - Filoti (circular) and 24 more
- 4campsitesNaxos Camping, Maragas Camping, Plaka Camping and 1 more
- 189hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 263restaurants, 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
Naxos Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Naxos Island, each with its own numbers.
19beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.47km²
Alykes, Naxos
according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
23.8°C
Aliko beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
19 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Aghios Prokopios beach23.8°C
- Paralía Ágios Geórgios23.8°C
- Kastraki beach23.8°C
- Mikri Vigla -Southern bay (Limanaki)23.8°C
- Orkos bay23.8°C
- Aghia Anna beach23.8°C
- Grotta beach23.8°C
- Aliko beach23.8°C
11 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Alykes, Naxos0.47km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 263 m above the sea. 46 % of it is below 200 m.
- 16 %0–50 m
- 30 %50–200 m
- 39 %200–500 m
- 14 %500–1,000 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
- Náxos7,070 people
- Filótion1,617 people
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 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 96 | 82 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 85 |
| Wet days | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +1.5 |
| 2021 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −1.0 | +0.1 | +0.8 | −0.9 | −0.5 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.2 | −0.7 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +1.9 |
| 2024 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q188527) · 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, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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