Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
3,670km²
Area
536km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,743m
Highest point
Dirfi
191,206
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
1km
To the mainland
When to go to Euboea
Best for the beach from June to September.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (14 °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
Euboea is an island in Greece. It covers 3,670 km², with 536 km of coastline. Its highest point, Dirfi, rises to 1,743 m. About 191,206 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1 km away.
Getting there
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at ATH airport (Spata-Artemida)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAgia Marina - Nea Styra, Skyros - Kymi, Alonnisos - Mantoudi, Skopelos (Glossa) - Mantoudi
- 1 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June 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 Euboea.
- 194beachesGalataki, Agali, Vathichantako and 191 more
- 23viewpointsview waterfall, Drymonas Waterfall, View point and 20 more
- 13lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsNea Styra, Mantoudi and 2 more
- 8marinasPort of Karavos and 7 more
- 518named peaksDirfi, Ohi, Pyxarias and 515 more
- 1volcanoesOxylithos
- 16waterfallsDrymona waterfalls, Platanisto's warefall and 14 more
- 45castles and fortsAcropolis of Styra - Kastro Armeno, Venetian Tower, Castle of Agios Georgios and 42 more
- 55ruins and archaeological sitesRoman Quarry, old tower, The Heroon and 52 more
- 28waymarked walking routesArchampolis, Dragon houses-Stira Acropolis, S1a and 25 more
- 11campsitesPefki, Camping Rovies, Overland Greece Lodge and 8 more
- 111hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 415restaurants, 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
Euboea in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Euboea, each with its own numbers.
83mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
1waterfallCascadyas
Highest point
1,743m
prominence 1,743 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.39km²
Megalo Livari
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
27.2°C
Megalo Livari
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
83 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Dirfiprominence 1,743 m1,743m
- Ochi Mountains1,398m
- Pixaria1,351m
- Kantili1,246m
- Olympus (Euboea)1,172m
- Telethrio970m
- Kerasia962m
- Kandilion Oros781m
75 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Megalo Livari0.39km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
1 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Drymona waterfalls
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 306 m above the sea. 45 % of it is below 200 m.
- 14 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- 34 %200–500 m
- 19 %500–1,000 m
- 2 %1,000–2,000 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.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Chalkída59,125 people
- Néa Artáki10,302 people
- Kými6,706 people
- Vasilikón6,571 people
- Psachná5,828 people
- Alivéri5,184 people
- Istiaía4,339 people
- Erétria4,166 people
- Áyios Nikólaos3,426 people
- Artemísio3,410 people
- Oreoí2,827 people
- Mantoúdi2,245 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 56 | 54 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 47 | 62 | 83 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 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 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.6 | −0.5 | −0.7 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +1.7 |
| 2024 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q173096) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — 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 |
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