ItalyAeolian IslandsVolcanic islandUNESCO World Heritage
Lipari
37.1 km² of land in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
37.1km²
Area
36km
Coastline
20m
Highest point
12,565
People
27°C
Warmest sea
August
62km
To the mainland
When to go to Lipari
Best for the beach from June to August.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °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 part of Aeolian archipelago, Italy
Lipari is an volcanic island in Italy. It belongs to Aeolian Islands. It covers 37.1 km², with 36 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 20 m. About 12,565 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 62 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 75 km in a straight lineCar hire at REG airport (Reggio Calabria)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSalina - Lipari, Vulcano-Lipari, Rinella - Lipari, Lipari-Milazzo
- 62 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June 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 Lipari.
- 12beachesSpiaggia bianca, Spiaggia Valle Muria, Canneto Beach and 9 more
- 34viewpointsQuatrocchi, Monte Pilato, Forgia Vecchia and 31 more
- 3ferry terminalsLipari, Siremar, Liberty Lines
- 8marinasMarina Corta, Pignataro Marina, Lipari Marina Lunga and 5 more
- 10named peaksMonte Chirica, Monte Sant'Angelo, Colle Sant Elmo and 7 more
- 1castles and fortsCastello di Lipari
- 8ruins and archaeological sitesParco Archeologico, Area archeologica Contradata Diana, Chiostro Normanno and 5 more
- 4waymarked walking routesSentiero delle Rocche Rosse, Sentiero Caolino - San Calogero, Sentiero Acquacalda - Chiesa Vecchia and 1 more
- 1campsitesBaia Unci
- 48hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 87restaurants, 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
Lipari in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Lipari, each with its own numbers.
9beaches and covesCoastya
4mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
594m
Monte Sant Angelo
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
27.1°C
Spiaggia Acquacalda
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
9 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Spiaggia Bianca27.1°C
- Praia Vinci27.1°C
- Marina Corta27.1°C
- Coral beach27.1°C
- Spiaggia Valle Muria27.1°C
- Spiaggia Acquacalda27.1°C
- Porticello27.1°C
- Spiaggia de La Forbice27.1°C
1 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
4 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Monte Sant Angelo594m
- Monte Pilato344m
- Monte Guardia
- Monte Rosa
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 222 m above the sea. 48 % of it is below 200 m.
- 12 %0–50 m
- 35 %50–200 m
- 50 %200–500 m
- 3 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Lipari4,263 people
- Canneto2,065 people
- Pianoconte1,082 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 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 99 | 85 | 75 | 58 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 74 | 87 | 104 | 106 |
| Wet days | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 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 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | −0.5 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.7 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +1.7 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.2 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +1.1 |
| 2025 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q499519) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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