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Sandy beaches in Mykonos
24 sandy beaches in Mykonos: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Mykonos? These 24 beaches are recorded as sandy, so they are easier on bare feet and better for children playing. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Kalafati
The windy bay for windsurfing — A wide bay with a sandy seabed on the east/southeast coast, ~11 km from the town. Because it faces east, it is exposed to the Meltemi — the most…
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Psarrou
The cove of celebrities and superyachts — It is home to Nammos, the island’s flagship beach club. A jet-set reputation (the "St Tropez of Greece"), with premium sunbeds and high prices.
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Elia
The longest beach on Mykonos — Often cited as the longest beach on the island: wide golden sand with deep turquoise water, on the south coast that is sheltered from the Meltemi…
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Paragka
The cove next to Paradise — Two sandy coves split by a rocky headland, with golden sand and gentle water (the semicircular shape keeps waves down). Famous Paradise beach is a…
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Platys Gialos
The wide shore and water-taxi hub — The name says it all: "wide shore", a broad sandy beach with shallow water on the south coast. It is the main station for the water taxis that link…
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Photo credits
- Agia Anna Kalafatis: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Korfos: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tsagkari: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Agia Anna: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Mykonos are sandy?
The beaches listed here are recorded as sand rather than pebbles or rock. Shorelines shift with storms and seasons, so the mix can change from year to year.
Does sand mean shallow water?
Not always. Sand describes the shore, not the depth — some sandy beaches drop away quickly. Open a beach to see its recorded depth, and check live wind and waves before you swim.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 24 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.67 m in June, 0.80 m in July and 0.81 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.75 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 24 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.3 °C in May, 21.6 °C in June, 23.6 °C in July, 24.4 °C in August and 23.8 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.5 °C. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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