Greece / Crete
Agiofaraggo Beach
Agiofaraggo Beach is a 205 m-long gravel beach facing south, 16.4 km south of Tympáki (Crete, Greece). The sea averages 25.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.1 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Agiofaraggo Beach
Beach-day index 8.4/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.8 °C | 16.1 °C | 16.2 °C | 17.0 °C | 19.2 °C | 22.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 25.5 °C | 25.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 21.3 °C | 18.6 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 31° | 28° | 23° | 19° | 15° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 101 | 87 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 69 | 103 |
| Cloud % | 59 | 59 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 61 |
| Wind m/s | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| Daylight h | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Record high/low | 19°/3° | 20°/2° | 24°/5° | 28°/8° | 36°/12° | 39°/16° | 38°/19° | 36°/21° | 36°/17° | 35°/13° | 28°/8° | 22°/5° |
| Beach index | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June–September; August scores 9.7/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 25.5 °C and 4 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Greece in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 20.5 °C, warmer than 64% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (103 mm) and July the driest (2 mm); the yearly total is about 530 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:11 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (185°). Open water fills about 50% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–March; in mid-December it goes down at 17:10 local time on a bearing of 242°.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–February.
Straight out to the south about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 8,348 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 61 m deep and 1216 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 100 m above sea level 500 m inland and 99 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 62% grassland, 25% shrubland and 9% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 49% of that circle.
- Grass 62%
- Shrub 25%
- Bare 9%
- Tree 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Drinking water
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Viewpoints
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 2.2 km east (Panorama Kaloi Limenes), the nearest grocery shop is 8.7 km north (Botano), the nearest fuel station is 11.5 km north (Shell) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 10.5 km north (Iliopetra House & Studio).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Panorama Kaloi Limenes | 2.2 km | east |
| Groceries | Botano | 8.7 km | north |
| Accommodation | Seaside Luxury Apartments | 2.3 km | east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Iliopetra House & Studio | 10.5 km | north |
| Fuel station | Shell | 11.5 km | north |
| Car park | — | 1.3 km | north |
| Public toilets | — | 8.0 km | north |
| Bus stop | — | 7.9 km | north |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Nature
- Σπήλαιο Γουμενόσπηλιος cave entrance 400 m N
Islands in view
- Μεγαλονήσι 2.0 km E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport Heraklion | HER | 58.8 km | north-east |
| Chania International Airport Souda | CHQ | 88.2 km | north-west |
| Sitia Airport Crete Island | JSH | 125 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 5 (about 15.6K).
Map and nearby beaches
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 10.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w299384264; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_35SKU_20260531_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.