ItalyAeolian IslandsIslandUNESCO World Heritage
Salina
26.1 km² rising to 968 m out of 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
26.1km²
Area
26km
Coastline
968m
Highest point
Monte Fossa delle Felci
2,500
People
27°C
Warmest sea
August
75km
To the mainland
When to go to Salina
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 north of Sicily
Salina is an island in Italy. It belongs to Aeolian Islands. It covers 26.1 km², with 26 km of coastline. Its highest point, Monte Fossa delle Felci, rises to 968 m. About 2,500 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 75 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 90 km in a straight lineCar hire at REG airport (Reggio Calabria)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSalina - Lipari, Rinella - Lipari, Salina - Filicudi, Salina - Panarea
- 75 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 Salina.
- 9beachesSpiaggia della Nonna, Spiaggia dello Scarico, Spiaggia di Rinella and 6 more
- 18viewpointsPizzo Capo, View of Monte del Porri and 16 more
- 2lighthousesCapo Faro
- 4ferry terminalsSanta Marina Salina, Rinella and 2 more
- 4marinasPunta Lingua, Salina, Rinella Small Marina, Santa Marina Salina Small Marina and 1 more
- 4named peaksMonte Fossa delle Felci, Monte dei Porri, Monte Rivi and 1 more
- 2waymarked walking routesSentiero 5, Sentiero 6
- 1campsites
- 23hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 31restaurants, 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
Salina in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Salina, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
962m
Monte Fossa delle Felci
prominence 962 m · according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
27.1°C
Area balneare Pollara
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Monte Fossa delle Felciprominence 962 m962m
- Monte deo Porri960m
- Monte dei Porriprominence 565 m860m
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 315 m above the sea. 38 % of it is below 200 m.
- 9 %0–50 m
- 29 %50–200 m
- 40 %200–500 m
- 22 %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
- Malfa797 people
- Santa Marina Salina630 people
- Leni450 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 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.8 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +1.7 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.7 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q505847) · 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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