Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
180km²
Area
63km
Coastline
1,611m
Highest point
Fengari
2,600
People
25°C
Warmest sea
August
34km
To the mainland
When to go to Samothrace
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (25 °C) and coolest in February (12 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to September.
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 in the north Aegean
Samothrace is an island in Greece. It covers 180 km², with 63 km of coastline. Its highest point, Fengari, rises to 1,611 m. About 2,600 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 34 km away.
Getting there
- Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 km in a straight lineCar hire at AXD airport (Alexandroupolis)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAlexandroupolis - Samothrace, Samothrace - Lemnos
- 34 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 Samothrace.
- 17beachesPachia Ammos Beach, Vatos Beach, Kipos Beach and 14 more
- 5viewpointspeak (1584m), peak Fengari (1611m) and 3 more
- 1lighthousesLighthouse of Samothrace
- 1ferry terminalsSamothraki
- 2marinasLimenisko Therma, Marina Kamariotissa
- 1named peaksFengari
- 31waterfallsKatarraktes Phonias, Katarraktes tes Kleidosi, Katarraktes Gerania and 28 more
- 2castles and fortsTowers of Paleopolis, Castle of Samothraki
- 21ruins and archaeological sitesPaleopolis, Hieron, Hall of Votive League and 18 more
- 1dive centresSubSaos
- 8campsitesHippie Family Camp, Camping Platia, Varades and 5 more
- 12hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 53restaurants, 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
Samothrace in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Samothrace, each with its own numbers.
2mountainsPeakyas
1waterfallCascadyas
Highest point
1,611m
Fengari
prominence 1,611 m · according to Peakyas
2 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Fengariprominence 1,611 m1,611m
- Fengari Peak1,611m
1 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Fonias waterfall
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 440 m above the sea. 42 % of it is below 200 m.
- 17 %0–50 m
- 25 %50–200 m
- 19 %200–500 m
- 26 %500–1,000 m
- 12 %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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Kamariótissa1,022 people
- Samothráki719 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| Sea (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 79 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 60 | 68 | 86 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 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 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.6 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.4 |
| 2021 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +1.2 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +0.4 | −0.5 | −0.1 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.4 | −0.6 | −0.3 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.2 |
| 2023 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | −1.0 | −1.3 | +1.3 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +3.0 |
| 2024 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.9 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +1.1 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +2.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q203175) · 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, Cascadyas — 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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