Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
486km²
Area
268km
Coastline
705m
Highest point
Kvasstinden
3,600
People
12°C
Warmest sea
August
33km
To the mainland
When to go to Andøya
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (12 °C) and coolest in March (5 °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 Andøy, Norway
Andøya is an island in Norway. It belongs to Vesterålen. It covers 486 km², with 268 km of coastline. Its highest point, Kvasstinden, rises to 705 m. About 3,600 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 33 km away.
Getting there
- Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at EVE airport (Evenes)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAndenes - Gryllefjord, Hurtigruten
- 33 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 Andøya.
- 52beaches
- 4viewpointsKleivodden and 3 more
- 2lighthousesAndenes fyr
- 1ferry terminalsRisøyhamn
- 11marinas
- 56named peaksKvasstinden, Gavltinden, Rosstuva and 53 more
- 1castles and fortsAaknes kystfort
- 5ruins and archaeological sitesJernaldertufter and 4 more
- 7campsitesKvalnesbrygga Camp & Dykkersenter, Ånes Camping, Midnattsol Camping and 4 more
- 19hotels, 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.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Andøya in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Andøya, each with its own numbers.
5beaches and covesCoastya
11lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
3.2km²
Ånesvatnet
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
16.1°C
Æråsvatnet
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
11.7°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Andenes Beach11.7°C
- Bleik beach11.6°C
- Finnbuktacove11.7°C
- Litllandsvikacove11.7°C
- Tranesvågencove11.7°C
11 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Ånesvatnet3.2km²
- Skogvollvatnet2.7km²
- Bleiksvatnet1.7km²
- Steinsvatnet1.6km²
- Tordalsvatnet0.74km²
- Bødalsvatnet0.62km²
- Breidalsvatnet0.40km²
- Øvste-Breivikvatnet0.31km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 100 m above the sea. 80 % of it is below 200 m.
- 59 %0–50 m
- 20 %50–200 m
- 20 %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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Andenes2,694 people
- Myre1,995 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Night low (°C) | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| Sea (°C) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 101 | 96 | 105 | 81 | 71 | 82 | 92 | 93 | 123 | 115 | 116 | 123 |
| Wet days | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
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 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.5 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.4 | −0.5 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2024 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +3.7 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q528409) · 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 |
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