Village

Vafiochori

Local name: Βαφειοχώρι

Located in Paionia, Nomós Kilkís Coordinates: 41°00′35″ N 22°39′48″ E

Henri Bilowski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 603; 603
Elevation: 67 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go: April–MaySeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: SKG Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport60 km; KZI Kozani National Airport Filippos106 km

About Vafiochori

Vafiochori is a village. Location: Paionia, Nomós Kilkís. Population: 603. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are April–May, September–October. The nearest airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (60 km).

Population of Vafiochori over time

Population of Vafiochori over time
1991		833
2001		753
2011		603
2021		484

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Vafiochori

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month: July (day 33°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (51 mm)
Driest month: August (26 mm)

8° -1°

11° 1°

15° 4°

20° 8°

26° 13°

31° 16°

33° 19°

33° 18°

28° 14°

21° 10°

14° 5°

9° 1°

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Vafiochori
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	11°	15°	20°	26°	31°	33°	33°	28°	21°	14°	9°
Average low (°C)	-1°	1°	4°	8°	13°	16°	19°	18°	14°	10°	5°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	28	32	34	37	43	37	31	26	27	43	51	40

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

How to get to Vafiochori

The nearest airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sofia, 195 km to the north.

Airports

Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG) Thessaloniki 60 kmsoutheast
Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI) Kozani 106 kmsouthwest
Skopje International Airport (SKP) Ilinden 137 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Sofia Population: 1.2M 195 kmnorth
Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 215 kmnortheast
Niš Population: 250K 265 kmnorth
Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 294 kmnortheast
Çanakkale Population: 143.6K 331 kmeast

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

Day trips from Vafiochori

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 1 lake, river or coast.

0–25 km1 place

moni Osiou Nikodimou Attraction 24 kmW

25–60 km11 places

Makryótissa Historic site 53 kmE
Monastery of Agios Athanasios Sfinissis Attraction 55 kmS
Semer Kajasen Mountain 41 kmNE
Panagia Dexia Attraction 49 kmSE

60–100 km18 places

Amygdalochóri Historic site 88 kmE
Kapnótopos Historic site 73 kmNE
Voras Mountain 74 kmW
Ágios Antónios Attraction 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources