RussiaSolovetsky IslandsIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Solovetsky Island
222 km² of land in the White Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
222km²
Area
217km
Coastline
80m
Highest point
919
People
11°C
Warmest sea
August
27km
To the mainland
When to go to Solovetsky Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (11 °C) and coolest in February (-1 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
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 White Sea, Russia, part of Solovetsky Islands
Solovetsky Island is an island in Russia. It belongs to Solovetsky Islands. It covers 222 km², with 217 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 80 m. About 919 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 27 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 365 km in a straight line
- Ferries4 ferry terminals on the island
- 27 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Solovetsky Island.
- 2viewpoints
- 2lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsMonastery pier and 3 more
- 7marinas
- 1named peaks
- 1castles and fortsSolovetsky Monastery
- 6ruins and archaeological sitesPreobrazhenskaya guesthouse, Monastery powerplant and 4 more
- 6campsitesCamp Palatochny and 5 more
- 10hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 11restaurants, 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 Solovetsky Island, each with its own numbers.
2lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
5.2km²
Большое Красное
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
19.5°C
Большое Красное
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Большое Красное5.2km²
- Долгое0.41km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 20 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 98 %0–50 m
- 2 %50–200 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -6 | -7 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Night low (°C) | -9 | -10 | -8 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -6 |
| Sea (°C) | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain (mm) | 45 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 55 | 52 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 0.5 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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 | +0.4 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | −0.6 | −0.4 | −0.4 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +3.7 | +3.3 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | −0.5 |
| 2022 | −0.6 | −0.4 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | −0.8 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +1.3 | +0.2 | −1.1 |
| 2024 | −0.7 | −0.4 | −0.1 | −0.7 | −1.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1432983) · 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 | Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; 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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