Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
590km²
Area
262km
Coastline
906m
Highest point
Mount Pantokrator
100,854
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
9km
To the mainland
When to go to Corfu
Best for the beach from July to August.
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 in the Ionian Sea
Corfu is an island in Greece. It covers 590 km², with 262 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Pantokrator, rises to 906 m. About 100,854 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 9 km away.
Getting there
- Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at CFU airport (Kerkyra)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSaranda - Corfu, Corfu - Vido, Kanoni - Pontikonisi, Igoumenitsa - Corfu
- 9 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest 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 Corfu.
- 186beachesAlonaki Bay, Maltas beach, Kalami Beach and 183 more
- 126viewpointsBella Vista, Cape Kommeno, Sunset Viewpoint and 123 more
- 5lighthousesAkra Levkimnis, Akra Kosteri, Old Fortress Lighthouse and 2 more
- 12ferry terminalsCorfu, Pontikonisi, Lefkimmi Port and 9 more
- 22marinasKouloura Marina, Ipsos, Kyradikia and 19 more
- 5named peaksPantokrator, Vigles, Tsouka and 2 more
- 2waterfallsNymfes Waterfall
- 25castles and fortsTower of Garoufa, English Barracks, Angelokastro Castle and 22 more
- 197ruins and archaeological sitesOld Perithia, Gardikion Cave, Old Sinies and 194 more
- 4dive centresDive Easy, Hercules Marine Activities, Korfu Diving and 1 more
- 44waymarked walking routesCorfu Trail, Corfu Trail Alternative, Corfu Paths CC01 and 41 more
- 9campsitesKarda Beach, Camping Paleokastritsa, Roda Beach and 6 more
- 938hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1,291restaurants, 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
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Corfu, each with its own numbers.
6beaches and covesCoastya
15mountainsPeakyas
2lakesLakeyas
Highest point
906m
Mount Pantokrator
prominence 906 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
3.9km²
Korission Lagoon
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
30.2°C
Límni Alykón
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
25.6°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Órmos Imeroliácove25.3°C
- Paramonas Beach25.5°C
- Kanouli25.6°C
- Myrtiotissa25.5°C
- Glyfada25.5°C
- Órmos Agíou Stefánoucove25.3°C
15 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Pantokratorprominence 906 m906m
- Kanoni
- Pantokrator
- Stavros
- Playies
- Michalakades
- Tsouka
- Fournies
7 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Korission Lagoon3.9km²
- Límni Alykón0.40km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 135 m above the sea. 78 % of it is below 200 m.
- 36 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 17 %200–500 m
- 5 %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
- Corfu40,047 people
- Lefkímmi5,647 people
- Agios Georgis4,958 people
- Kanáli4,086 people
- Potamós3,840 people
- Alepoú3,149 people
- Kontokáli1,660 people
- Perivóli1,297 people
- Virós1,201 people
- Acharávi1,100 people
- Ágios Matthaíos1,088 people
- Kynopiástes1,054 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 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Sea (°C) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 125 | 110 | 96 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 81 | 115 | 151 | 155 |
| Wet days | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
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 | +0.8 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −1.0 | −0.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.8 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | −0.3 | −0.8 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.5 |
| 2025 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.9 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +1.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q121378) · 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, 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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