Ionian Sea — Greece

Frikes - Afales

10.9 km
Distance
Frikes ↔ Afales
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · Copernicus Sentinel data

The crossing

Frikes ↔ Afales: 10.9 km of shortest route, the shortest loop in the water around the island. No ratified crossing yet.

Water temperature

Sea surface temperature measured by satellite at mid-route, daily values 2023–2025: the dot is the monthly mean, the bar spans the lowest to the highest.

16°20°24°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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MonthMeanLowestHighest
January17.5 °C (64 °F)16.5 °C (62 °F)18.6 °C (65 °F)
February16.5 °C (62 °F)15.6 °C (60 °F)17.3 °C (63 °F)
March16.4 °C (62 °F)15.4 °C (60 °F)17.2 °C (63 °F)
April17.2 °C (63 °F)15.6 °C (60 °F)19.3 °C (67 °F)
May19.5 °C (67 °F)16.8 °C (62 °F)21.8 °C (71 °F)
June23.8 °C (75 °F)20.4 °C (69 °F)26.1 °C (79 °F)
July26.4 °C (80 °F)24.4 °C (76 °F)28.9 °C (84 °F)
August26.9 °C (80 °F)24.3 °C (76 °F)29.1 °C (84 °F)
September26.1 °C (79 °F)24.5 °C (76 °F)29 °C (84 °F)
October23.4 °C (74 °F)21.2 °C (70 °F)25.4 °C (78 °F)
November21.7 °C (71 °F)19.2 °C (67 °F)24 °C (75 °F)
December18.8 °C (66 °F)17.5 °C (64 °F)20.7 °C (69 °F)

Distance is the shortest straight line between the start and finish coastal stretches, not the GPS track length: currents cause swimmers to cover much more distance.