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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
254km²
Area
130km
Coastline
1,037m
Highest point
Atheras
8,843
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
50km
To the mainland
When to go to Icaria
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in March (16 °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 Aegean Sea
Icaria is an island in Greece. It covers 254 km², with 130 km of coastline. Its highest point, Atheras, rises to 1,037 m. About 8,843 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 50 km away.
Getting there
- Samos Airport (SMI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 67 km in a straight lineCar hire at SMI airport (Samos Island)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFournoi - Ikaria (Agios Kirykos), Ikaria (Agios Kirykos) - Tinos, Chios - Ikaria (Agios Kirykos), Ikaria (Agios Kirykos) - Samos (Karlovasi)
- 50 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 Icaria.
- 44beachesLivadi, Messakti, Kyparissi and 41 more
- 1viewpoints
- 6lighthouses
- 7ferry terminals
- 6marinasGialisktari, Agios Kirykos marina (new), Agios Kirykos marina (old) and 3 more
- 18named peaksEfanos, Tsoumari, Krabi and 15 more
- 1waterfalls
- 4castles and fortsKastro Koskina;Castle of Lepides, Perdiki Castle, Palaiokastro of Icaria and 1 more
- 8ruins and archaeological sitesKataphygion fort (Ikaria), Toula Hotel (closed!), Temple Of Artemis and 5 more
- 1campsitesIkaria Camping
- 22hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 74restaurants, 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
Icaria in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Icaria, each with its own numbers.
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
1,037m
Atheras
according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 407 m above the sea. 28 % of it is below 200 m.
- 7 %0–50 m
- 21 %50–200 m
- 35 %200–500 m
- 37 %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
- Agios Kirykos1,908 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Rain (mm) | 124 | 93 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 81 | 107 |
| Wet days | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 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 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +1.8 |
| 2021 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.1 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.4 | −0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | −1.2 | −0.3 | +1.3 |
| 2023 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | −0.2 | −0.5 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +2.1 |
| 2024 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q209576) · 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 — 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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