Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
76.0km²
Area
71km
Coastline
567m
Highest point
17,430
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
167km
To the mainland
When to go to Santorini
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 Cyclades
Santorini is an island in Greece. It belongs to Cyclades. It covers 76.0 km², with 71 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 567 m. About 17,430 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 167 km away.
Getting there
- Santorini International Airport (JTR)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at JTR airport (Santorini Island)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesOia - Old Port Fira, Santorini New Port - Nea Kameni, Naxos - Santorini (Athinios), Old Port Fira - Santorini New Port
- 167 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 Santorini.
- 21beachesKatharos beach, Red Beach, Vlychada beach and 18 more
- 62viewpointsunique view to volcano, Red Beach, Akrotiri Castle and 59 more
- 2lighthousesCape Akrotiri Lighthouse
- 6ferry terminalsThira(Santorini) - Athinios Port, Santorini Old Port - Fira, Thira (Santorini) - Athinios Port and 3 more
- 2marinasMarina Exomitis / Vlychada
- 5named peaksProfitis Illas, Mesa Vouno, Kokkino Vouno and 2 more
- 3volcanoesMavro Vouno
- 7castles and fortsAkrotiri Castle, Castle of Skaros, Citadel of Oia and 4 more
- 12ruins and archaeological sitesSkaros, Sanctuary of Artemidoros, Sanctuary of Aphrodite and 9 more
- 3dive centresNavy's Waterworld Diving Center, Caldera Dive, Mediterranean Dive Club
- 19waymarked walking routesSantorini Trail 01 - Pyrgos - Prophet Elias Monastery - Ancient Thera, Santorini Trail 02 - Mesa Gonia - Pyrgos - Emporio, Santorini Trail 03 - Perissa - Ancient Thera - Kamari and 16 more
- 1campsitesSantorini Camping
- 410hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 437restaurants, 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.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Santorini, each with its own numbers.
18beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
24.4°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
18 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Kántharos24.4°C
- Arméni24.4°C
- Xiropígado24.4°C
- Gialós Karterádou24.4°C
- Períssa24.4°C
- Almyrá24.4°C
- Monólithos24.4°C
- Paralía Vourvoúlos24.4°C
10 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 110 m above the sea. 84 % of it is below 200 m.
- 31 %0–50 m
- 53 %50–200 m
- 16 %200–500 m
- <1 %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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Emporeío3,704 people
- Firá2,376 people
- Mesariá1,233 people
- Oía1,087 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Rain (mm) | 96 | 81 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 64 | 87 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 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 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.8 | +0.1 | +0.6 | −0.9 | −0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.5 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +1.9 |
| 2024 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q129296) · 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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