Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
11.7km²
Area
20km
Coastline
294m
Highest point
1,142
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Agistri
Best for the beach in June and from August to September.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (15 °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 of the Saronic Gulf
Agistri is an island in Greece. It covers 11.7 km², with 20 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 294 m. About 1,142 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6 km away.
Getting there
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 59 km in a straight lineCar hire at ATH airport (Spata-Artemida)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAegina - Agistri (Skala), Aegina - Agistri (Myloi), Agistri (Skala) - Agistri (Myloi), Agistri (Skala) - Poros
- 6 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- June and from August 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 Agistri.
- 24beachesSkliri Beach, Dragonera Beach, Chalikiada Beach and 21 more
- 1viewpoints
- 2lighthouses
- 2ferry terminalsAgistri (Mylos)
- 2marinasAngistri
- 4waymarked walking routesAgkistri Trail 05 - The Lake, Agkistri Trail 03 - Forest and Sea, Agkistri Trail 04 - From the Sea to the Sky and 1 more
- 1campsites
- 21hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 41restaurants, 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
Agistri in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Agistri, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.9°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Paralía Skálas25.9°C
- Paralía Sklirís25.9°C
- Chalikádha25.9°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 97 m above the sea. 88 % of it is below 200 m.
- 36 %0–50 m
- 52 %50–200 m
- 12 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Agkístri1,131 people
- Megalochóri566 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 80 | 70 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 53 | 76 | 92 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 |
| 2023 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.5 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.7 |
| 2025 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q539983) · 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, Peakyas — 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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