Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
382km²
Area
131km
Coastline
1,206m
Highest point
Ypsario
13,100
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Thasos
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °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.
Greek island in north Aegean Sea
Thasos is an island in Greece. It covers 382 km², with 131 km of coastline. Its highest point, Ypsario, rises to 1,206 m. About 13,100 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6 km away.
Getting there
- Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at AXD airport (Alexandroupolis)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKeramoti - Thassos (Limenas), Kavala - Thassos (Prinos)
- 6 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 Thasos.
- 99beachesPapalimani, Limenaria, Atspas and 96 more
- 26viewpoints
- 6lighthousesAkra Achpas, Akra Prinos, Thasos East and 3 more
- 5ferry terminalsPrinos, Thassos Ferry Terminal and 3 more
- 7marinasXenios Gate Marina and 6 more
- 60named peaksIpsario, Toumba, Profitis Ilias and 57 more
- 8waterfallsApostolus Waterfall, Kefalogourna and 6 more
- 4castles and fortsCastle of Kalyvia, Kakirachi, Castle of Kastro and 1 more
- 301ruins and archaeological sitesAncient site of Ayios Ioannis Loukas, Kastri, Fari and 298 more
- 1dive centresGorgona Divers
- 4waymarked walking routesPotamia - Ipsario hiking path, Metamorphosis and 2 more
- 8campsitescamping prinos, la scala beach, Golden Beach Campsite and 5 more
- 333hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 203restaurants, 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
Thasos in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Thasos, each with its own numbers.
2mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
1,206m
Ypsario
according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 309 m above the sea. 40 % of it is below 200 m.
- 13 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- 39 %200–500 m
- 20 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %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
- Thásos3,234 people
- Limenária2,428 people
- Prínos1,330 people
- Potamiá1,274 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Sea (°C) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 78 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
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 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +1.4 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +1.7 |
| 2021 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +1.4 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.8 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 |
| 2023 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.6 | −0.9 | −0.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +2.5 |
| 2024 | +2.5 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +2.6 | −0.2 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | −0.4 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q204096) · 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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