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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
379km²
Area
207km
Coastline
995m
Highest point
9,221
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
53km
To the mainland
When to go to Andros
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °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 in the Cyclades
Andros is an island in Greece. It covers 379 km², with 207 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 995 m. About 9,221 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 53 km away.
Getting there
- Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 km in a straight lineCar hire at JMK airport (Mykonos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesRafina - Andros, Andros - Tinos, Nimborio - Achla
- 53 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 Andros.
- 79beachesParaporti, Agios Petros, Agios Kyprianos and 76 more
- 3viewpoints
- 8lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsGavrio and 3 more
- 3marinasKorthiou, Kastro Small Marina, Batsi
- 2named peaksProfitis Ilias, Ayioi Saranda Oros
- 2waterfallsKatarráktis Pithára
- 3castles and fortsLower Castle of Andros, Tower of Ostodosia, Castle of Faneromeni
- 15ruins and archaeological sitesZagora, Castle Faneromenis, Palaiopolis and 12 more
- 37waymarked walking routesAndros Routes 8, Andros Routes 8a, Andros Routes 2 and 34 more
- 1campsitesCamping Andros
- 59hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 109restaurants, 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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Andros in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Andros, each with its own numbers.
3mountainsPeakyas
1waterfallCascadyas
1 waterfalls
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- Pytharas waterfalls
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 270 m above the sea. 45 % of it is below 200 m.
- 10 %0–50 m
- 34 %50–200 m
- 41 %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
- Andros3,918 people
- Batsíon1,010 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 73 | 46 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 50 | 65 | 95 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 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 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +1.0 |
| 2021 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | −0.5 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +1.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.9 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +1.8 |
| 2024 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.6 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +1.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q175741) · 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 | Peakyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · 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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