Greece / Ionian Islands
Skala Beach
Skala Beach is an 817 m-long beach facing east-south-east, 9.5 km south of Póros (Ionian Islands, Greece). The sea averages 25.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.1 °C in March; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Skala Beach
Beach-day index 7.9/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 16.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 15.1 °C | 16.2 °C | 18.9 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.5 °C | 25.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 17.8 °C |
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 33° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 104 | 81 | 67 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 86 | 107 | 126 |
| Cloud % | 68 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 67 |
| Wind m/s | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 20°/-3° | 22°/-4° | 25°/-1° | 30°/3° | 33°/9° | 37°/13° | 42°/19° | 41°/19° | 36°/12° | 34°/7° | 29°/0° | 21°/-7° |
| Beach index | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
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; June scores 9.3/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 22.3 °C and 20 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Greece in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 20.0 °C, warmer than 62% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (126 mm) and August the driest (16 mm); the yearly total is about 750 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-June the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:00 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-south-east (105°). Open water fills about 56% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 301°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-south-east the next coast is roughly 30 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 788 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 17 m deep and 91 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 30 m above sea level 500 m inland and 67 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 37% tree cover, 36% grassland and 17% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 52% of that circle.
- Tree 37%
- Grass 36%
- Built 17%
- Crop 5%
- Bare 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 “Skala”, 350 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 10 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Good
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 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
- 38Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 31Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 4Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 21 restaurants, 4 cafés and 13 bars. Accommodation: 31 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
Diving & boat hire
- Dolphin Ski Club Water Sports & Boat Rental 750 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kefallinia Airport Kefallinia Island | EFL | 26.7 km | west |
| Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos Zakynthos | ZTH | 36.4 km | south |
| Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport Patras | GPA | 55.5 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km and 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 1.1K residents); within 30 km there are 6 (about 15.8K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skala Beach | – | 25.9 °C | 817 m | – |
| Navagio Beach | 28.1 km SW | 25.9 °C | 210 m | Sand |
| Xi Beach | 35.1 km W | 25.9 °C | 803 m | Sand |
- Navagio Beach28.1 km SWCompare
- Xi Beach35.1 km WCompare
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 8.9 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w237382152; 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 S2A_34SDH_20240813_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ELBW029120078101).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.