Greece / Attica
Varkiza Beach
Varkiza Beach is a 1.0 km-long sandy beach facing south, 1.6 km south of Vári (Attica, Greece). The sea averages 25.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 14.5 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October. Recorded status on Wikidata: Blue Flag beach.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Varkiza Beach
Beach-day index 7.4/10 · Greece median 7.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 15.2 °C | 14.5 °C | 14.7 °C | 15.9 °C | 18.6 °C | 22.3 °C | 25.1 °C | 25.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 20.1 °C | 17.3 °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 | 14.6 | 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 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 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 9.6/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 25.1 °C and 7 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Greece in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 19.8 °C, warmer than 61% 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 20:47 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (170°). Open water fills about 25% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 241° to 301°, behind the land.
Straight out to the south about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 13 m deep and 23 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 24 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 43% built-up land, 29% grassland and 10% shrubland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 42% of that circle.
- Built 43%
- Grass 29%
- Shrub 10%
- Tree 9%
- Bare 5%
- Crop 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.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Varkiza”, 90 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 34Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 4Public toilets
- –Showers
- 14Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Grocery shops
- 35Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 23 restaurants, 9 cafés and 2 bars. Accommodation: 1 hotel or guesthouse.
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 | 17.5 km | north-east |
| Mykonos Island National Airport Mykonos | JMK | 142 km | east |
| Skiathos Island National Airport Skiathos | JSI | 153 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 35 bus stops within 1.5 km and 14 mapped car parks within 1 km.
8 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 163K residents); within 30 km there are 89 (about 3.4M).
Reference
Varkiza Beach has an article on the EL Wikipedia: Παραλία Βάρκιζας.
Wikidata item Q53632483 · classified as recreation area and tourist destination.
When people look it up
The EL Wikipedia article was read 1,941 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in June (479 views), 16.5× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varkiza Beach | – | 25.9 °C | 1.0 km | Sand |
| Alimos Beach | 13.1 km NW | 25.9 °C | 237 m | Sand |
| Chamolia Beach | 21.2 km NE | 25.1 °C | 151 m | Sand |
- Alimos Beach13.1 km NWCompare
- Chamolia Beach21.2 km NECompare
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 17.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w52494492; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- 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 ELBW069216019101).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 170 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.