Greece / Attica
Charakas Beach
Charakas Beach is a 462 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-west, 6.4 km south of Palaiá Fókaia (Attica, Greece). The sea averages 25.3 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.7 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Charakas Beach
Beach-day index 7.3/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.1 °C | 14.7 °C | 15.0 °C | 16.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.0 °C | 24.4 °C | 25.3 °C | 24.6 °C | 22.5 °C | 19.8 °C | 17.0 °C |
| High °C | 13° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 26° | 22° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 71 | 63 | 50 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 64 | 94 |
| Cloud % | 63 | 61 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 54 | 63 |
| Wind m/s | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| Record high/low | 19°/2° | 19°/1° | 22°/4° | 26°/7° | 32°/12° | 39°/16° | 37°/20° | 35°/21° | 36°/16° | 29°/11° | 26°/7° | 21°/4° |
| Beach index | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
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; July scores 9.6/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 24.4 °C and 7 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Greece in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 19.6 °C, warmer than 60% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (94 mm) and August the driest (5 mm); the yearly total is about 490 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:46 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (210°). Open water fills about 31% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in October–February; in mid-December it goes down at 17:06 local time on a bearing of 241°.
The opposite shore is only about 1.0 km away to the south-south-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 15 m deep and 67 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 38 m above sea level 500 m inland and 174 m at 1.5 km, with hills rising behind it.
Within 1 km, the land is 55% grassland, 20% shrubland and 12% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 36% of that circle.
- Grass 55%
- Shrub 20%
- Tree 12%
- Built 7%
- Crop 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.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Charakas”, 70 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season.
- 2023Not classified
- 2024Not classified
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 3Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 3Hotels & guesthouses
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants and 1 bar. Accommodation: 3 hotels and guesthouses.
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.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport Spata-Artemida | ATH | 30.2 km | north |
| Mykonos Island National Airport Mykonos | JMK | 124 km | east |
| Skiathos Island National Airport Skiathos | JSI | 173 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 mapped car parks within 1 km.
3 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 14.5K residents); within 30 km there are 17 (about 234.3K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charakas Beach | – | 25.3 °C | 462 m | Sand |
| Varkiza Beach | 22.3 km NW | 25.9 °C | 1.0 km | Sand |
| Chamolia Beach | 28.7 km N | 25.1 °C | 151 m | Sand |
- Varkiza Beach22.3 km NWCompare
- Chamolia Beach28.7 km NCompare
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 9.7 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w405365069; 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 S2C_35SKB_20260429_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ELBW069219147101).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 8.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.