Spain
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
80.6km²
Area
85km
Coastline
9m
Highest point
11,661
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
100km
To the mainland
When to go to Formentera
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °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.
Island of Spain
Formentera is an island in Spain. It covers 80.6 km², with 85 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 9 m. About 11,661 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 100 km away.
Getting there
- Ibiza Airport (IBZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at IBZ airport (Ibiza)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFormentera - Eivissa, Dènia - Formentera
- 100 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 Formentera.
- 32beachesPlaya Llevante, Platja cala Saona, Platja Cavall d'en Borràs and 29 more
- 17viewpointsPunta de s'Anfossol, Punta de sa Pedrera, Es Caló d'es Ram and 14 more
- 3lighthousesFar de la Mola, Far des Cap de Barbaria
- 1ferry terminalsFormentera
- 3marinasMollet d'en Guasc, Marina de Formentera, Formentera Mar
- 5named peaksLa Mola, Ferrer, Puig Guillem and 2 more
- 11ruins and archaeological sitesCap de Barbaria I, Antic pou, Cap de Barbaria III and 8 more
- 4dive centresDiving Center La Mola, Vellmari, Formentera Divers and 1 more
- 5waymarked walking routesEl Camí IT4TR6 El Camí Illenc: de l'Alguer a Formentera and 4 more
- 118hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 157restaurants, 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
Formentera in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Formentera, each with its own numbers.
17beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
194m
la Talaiassa
according to Peakyas
Largest lake
3.4km²
Estany Pudent
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
28.7°C
Estany Pudent
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
26.1°C
Trucadors Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
17 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa des Polp26.1°C
- Platja Es Pujols26.1°C
- Playa de Mitjorn26.1°C
- Real Playa26.1°C
- Beso Beach26.1°C
- Trucadors Beach26.1°C
- Cala Saona26.1°C
- Playa Caló De s'Oli26.1°C
9 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Estany Pudent3.4km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 49 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 64 %0–50 m
- 36 %50–200 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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Sant Francesc de Formentera2,656 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 52 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 60 | 84 | 56 |
| Wet days | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 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 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +0.4 | −0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.6 | +1.1 | +2.6 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
AlgeriaAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q31916364) · 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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