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Sheltered beaches in Lemnos
21 beaches in Lemnos that stay flat when the meltemi blows. Most protected first, and re-ranked live for today's wind.
A beach counts as sheltered here when its sea stays flat in a strong north or north-east wind (6 Bft), the meltemi. We measured the open sea upwind of every beach on Lemnos: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 21 sheltered beaches on Lemnos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agios Ioannis | south-west | – | 96 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Diapori Beach | south-west | – | 96 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Evgatis beach | south | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Faraklou | east | – | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Mikro Fanaraki Beach | south | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Parthenomythos Beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Thanos Beach | south-west | – | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Keros | south-east | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Keros | south | – | 95 | ||||||
| paralia Stivi i Plagisos Molos | south | – | 95 | ||||||
| Platy Beach | south-west | – | 95 | 66 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Skidi Beach | south-west | – | 95 | ||||||
| Havouli | west | – | 94 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Kokkina | west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Megalo Fanaraki | west | – | 94 | Parking | |||||
| Richa nera | west | – | 94 | 55 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Tourkikos Gialos | west | – | 94 | 55 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Katanopodhi Beach | south-east | – | 92 | Parking | |||||
| Romeikos Gialos | west | – | 91 | 1414 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Tigani | east | Sand | 91 | ||||||
| Zematas Beach | north-west | Sand | 90 | 22 bars and cafés |
Lemnos: how busy is it, month by month
Lemnos is busiest in August. In May and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and July.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the North Aegean region (Eurostat, average of 2023–2025), compared with its busiest month. They show when the area is busy, not how many people are on a given beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Lemnos are sheltered from the meltemi?
21 of the 41 mapped beaches on Lemnos stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Agios Ioannis, Diapori Beach, and Evgatis beach.
Are these beaches sheltered every day?
They are sheltered in the meltemi, which blows from the north. With wind from another direction the sheltered side changes, so check the live ranking above: it applies today's forecast to these beaches and is refreshed every 2 hours.
How do you know which beaches are sheltered?
For every beach we measured how much open sea lies in each of 16 compass directions, using OpenStreetMap coastlines. Waves build over open water, so a beach with land close by in the direction the wind comes from is sheltered. Today's wind forecast from MET Norway is then applied, and the result is refreshed every 2 hours.
Are the forecasts reliable?
They are estimates. The model does not include swell from distant storms, and local gusts can be stronger than forecast. Always follow lifeguard flags and local warnings.