Town

Spata

Local name: Σπάτα

Located in Spata-Artemida, Nomarchía Anatolikís Attikís Coordinates: 37°57′42″ N 23°54′55″ E

Dimorsitanos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 9,198; 9.2K
Elevation: 142 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go: April–MaySeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: ATH Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport4 km; JMK Mykonos Island National Airport139 km

About Spata

Spata is a town. Location: Spata-Artemida, Nomarchía Anatolikís Attikís. Population: 9,198. Elevation: 142 m.

From Wikipedia

Spata (Greek: Σπάτα) is a town 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of downtown Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Spata-Artemida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit (officially named Spata-Loutsa) has an area of 55.042 km2. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website: spata.gr

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Spata

ΕΛΕΝΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΥ · CC BY-SA 4.0
C messier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Abocanto · CC0
Abocanto · CC0
Thodoris Karakozidis · CC BY 3.0

Travel notes for Spata

From Wikivoyage

Spata is mostly a residential town (about 10.000 people) and in many ways as a suburb of Athens, which lies 20km to the west. Athens International Airport is situated on Spata grounds and sometimes referred to as Spata Airport. The town is also home to one of the largest zoos in Greece: Attica Zoological Park.

Get in+

The E94 highway, known as Attiki Odos, passes by town at less than a kilometre. Take exit 18 for Spata.

Most visitors will be coming here for the zoo. To get there by public transport, take a metro to Doukisis Plakentias Station in Athens. From there, take bus 319, which runs every 35 minutes.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Spata

Pallini

Population of Spata over time

Population of Spata over time
1951		4,790
1991		6,808
2001		8,167
2011		9,198
2021		9,453

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Spata

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 32°)
Coldest month: February (night 6°)
Wettest month: December (71 mm)
Driest month: July (6 mm)

12° 6°

13° 6°

15° 8°

19° 11°

24° 15°

30° 20°

32° 22°

31° 22°

28° 19°

23° 15°

18° 11°

14° 8°

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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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Spata
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	12°	13°	15°	19°	24°	30°	32°	31°	28°	23°	18°	14°
Average low (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	20°	22°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	54	53	53	30	18	8	6	7	10	47	61	71

Other places to visit in this season: April May September October

How to get to Spata

The nearest airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 4 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Athens, 17 km to the west.

Airports

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Spata-Artemida 4 kmsoutheast
Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) Mykonos 139 kmsoutheast
Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI) Skiathos 140 kmnorth