Greece / South Aegean
Glyfada Beach
Glyfada Beach is a 1.6 km-long sandy beach facing west, 11.6 km south-west of Filótion (South Aegean, Greece). The sea averages 23.8 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.0 °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 Glyfada Beach
Beach-day index 7.0/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.3 °C | 16.0 °C | 16.0 °C | 16.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 21.6 °C | 23.1 °C | 23.8 °C | 23.3 °C | 21.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 17.3 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 16° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 95 | 82 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 85 |
| Cloud % | 61 | 60 | 51 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 51 | 61 |
| Wind m/s | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| Daylight h | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| Record high/low | 19°/4° | 19°/3° | 21°/5° | 24°/9° | 28°/14° | 33°/18° | 32°/20° | 32°/22° | 32°/18° | 28°/13° | 26°/9° | 21°/6° |
| Beach index | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
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 9.4/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 23.1 °C and 2 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Greece in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 1.8 °C cooler than the Greece median for August (25.6 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.4 °C, warmer than 59% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (2 mm); the yearly total is about 480 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:38 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west (270°). Open water fills about 36% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:38 local time on a bearing of 300°.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on an island of about 431 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 13 m deep and 34 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 20 m above sea level 500 m inland and 48 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 63% grassland, 14% built-up land and 8% cropland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 47% of that circle.
- Grass 63%
- Built 14%
- Crop 8%
- Bare 7%
- Shrub 4%
- Tree 3%
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.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.1 m/s in January, the windiest month.
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
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 12Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 5Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants and 1 bar. Accommodation: 12 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.
Around the beach
Nature
- Αλυκό Δήμου Νάξου nature reserve 630 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykonos Island National Airport Mykonos | JMK | 49.3 km | north |
| Santorini International Airport Santorini Island | JTR | 66.4 km | south |
| Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" Kos Island | KGS | 153 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 5 bus stops within 1.5 km and 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 5 (about 17.1K).
Map
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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 13.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w363516715; 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_35SLA_20250310_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- 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.