Greece / Ionian Islands
Xi Beach
Xi Beach is an 803 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-east, 5.0 km south-west of Lixoúri (Ionian Islands, Greece). The sea averages 25.9 °C in August, its warmest month, and 15.2 °C in March; 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.
Reference
Xi Beach is situated in the south of the Paliki peninsula of Kefalonia, Greece, and part of the district Mantzavinata near the town of Lixouri. Its reddish sand and clay cliffs shaped by the nature, make it truly unique.
Wikidata item Q8044038 · classified as bay, recreation area and tourist destination.
Month by month
October at Xi 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 | 15.9 °C | 15.3 °C | 15.2 °C | 16.2 °C | 18.9 °C | 22.4 °C | 24.5 °C | 25.9 °C | 24.9 °C | 22.7 °C | 20.2 °C | 17.6 °C |
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 29° | 26° | 22° | 19° | 15° |
| Low °C | 11° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 119 | 93 | 76 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 77 | 103 | 129 | 148 |
| Cloud % | 68 | 66 | 60 | 54 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 67 |
| Wind m/s | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Daylight h | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Record high/low | 18°/2° | 19°/2° | 21°/5° | 27°/8° | 30°/14° | 33°/16° | 36°/21° | 37°/22° | 32°/18° | 30°/13° | 25°/8° | 21°/4° |
| Beach index | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
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–August; July scores 9.7/10 with highs of 28 °C, sea at 24.5 °C and 12 mm of rain.
In July that is 0.3 points above the median of the 415 beaches in Greece covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 20.0 °C, warmer than 62% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (148 mm) and July the driest (12 mm); the yearly total is about 870 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:01 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (160°). Open water fills about 42% 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.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–March.
Straight out to the south-south-east about 500 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 786 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 6 m deep and 13 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 13 m above sea level 500 m inland and 45 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 64% grassland, 19% cropland and 11% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Grass 64%
- Crop 19%
- Tree 11%
- Built 6%
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 “Mantzavinata - Megas Lakos”, 60 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
- 9Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 4Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 15Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 8 restaurants and 1 bar. Accommodation: 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kefallinia Airport Kefallinia Island | EFL | 8.7 km | south-east |
| Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos Zakynthos | ZTH | 61.4 km | south-east |
| Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport Patras | GPA | 88.4 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km and 4 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 16.8K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 19.3K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 6,567 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (1,370 views), 11.6× the quietest month.
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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 5.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w372765845; 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 S2A_34SDH_20240813_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site ELBW029120063101).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 140 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.