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Municipality

Acharnes

Located in Nomarchía Anatolikís Attikís, Attica Coordinates: 38°09′02″ N 23°45′10″ E

Map showing the location of Acharnes Acharnes
Location in Greece
Population
100,743
100.7K
Elevation
825 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Places inside
4
listed under Acharnes
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
ATH Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport29 km
JSI Skiathos Island National Airport116 km

About Acharnes

Acharnes is a municipality. Location: Nomarchía Anatolikís Attikís, Attica. Population: 100,743. Elevation: 825 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Odeon of Herodes Atticus and Acropolis Museum.

Climate of Acharnes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (83 mm)
Driest month
July (8 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Acharnes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°15°20°26°28°27°24°18°13°9°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°6°10°15°17°17°14°10°6°3°
Precipitation (mm)6362603623128914546683

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Acharnes

The nearest airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Athens, 19 km to the south.

Airports

  • Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Spata-Artemida 29 kmsoutheast
  • Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI) Skiathos 116 kmnorth
  • Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) Nea Anchialos 145 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Athens Population: 664K 19 kmsouth
  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 25 kmsouth
  • Çiğli Population: 214.1K 293 kmeast
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 294 kmeast
  • Cordaleo Population: 339.6K 296 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Acharnes

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 30 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

  • Pnyx Mountain 20 kmS
  • Agia Fotini Attraction 23 kmS
  • Kerameikos Historic site 19 kmS
  • Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens Attraction 20 kmS

25–60 km22 places

  • Euboea Island 44 kmNE
  • Moní Agíou Ierothéou Attraction 45 kmW
  • Moni Mantzari Attraction 57 kmNE
  • Moní Agíou Charalámpous Attraction 54 kmNE

60–100 km25 places

  • Agistri Island 62 kmSW
  • Moní Metamorfóseos Sotíros Attraction 65 kmNE
  • Moni Osiou David Attraction 87 kmNW
  • Hosios Loukas Attraction 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Acharnes and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Acharnes Piraeus
Population 100.7K 163.7K
Elevation 825 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 28° 32°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 7°
Annual rainfall 490 mm 422 mm
Best months May–Jun, Sep Apr–May, Oct
Distance — 25 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Acharnes

4 places
  1. 1 Acharnes 99.3K
  2. 2 Thrakomakedones 7.3K
  3. 3 Varympompi 2K
  4. 4 Parnitha 20

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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