Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
209km²
Area
156km
Coastline
792m
Highest point
24°C
Warmest sea
August
67km
To the mainland
When to go to Scyros
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in March (15 °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.
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
Scyros is an island in Greece. It covers 209 km², with 156 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 792 m. The nearest mainland is 67 km away.
Getting there
- Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 95 km in a straight lineCar hire at JSI airport (Skiathos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesSkyros - Kymi
- 67 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 Scyros.
- 34beachesKalogria, Kalamitsa, Pouria Beach and 31 more
- 2viewpoints
- 5lighthouses
- 1ferry terminalsLinaria
- 1marinas
- 1named peaks
- 1waterfalls
- 1castles and fortsCastle of Skyros
- 7ruins and archaeological sitesSection B, Archeological Site of Palamari, Medieval Cistern (Dark Prison) and 4 more
- 12hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 46restaurants, 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
Scyros in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Scyros, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
2mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
24.9°C
Ormískos Agíou Pétrou
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Ormískos Diapóricove24.3°C
- Ormískos Agíou Pétroucove24.9°C
- Ormískos Theotókoucove24.9°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 185 m above the sea. 64 % of it is below 200 m.
- 20 %0–50 m
- 44 %50–200 m
- 30 %200–500 m
- 6 %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
- Skýros1,732 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 89 | 77 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 63 | 77 | 114 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 2.9 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 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 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| 2021 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +1.1 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.7 |
| 2023 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.7 | −0.3 | −0.9 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q208566) · 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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