Melissourgós
Local name: Μελισσουργός
Located in Volvi, Thessaloniki Coordinates: 40°35′53″ N 23°28′30″ E
- Population
- 417
- 417
- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- SKG Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport44 km
- KVA Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport103 km
About Melissourgós
Melissourgós is a village. Location: Volvi, Thessaloniki. Population: 417. Elevation: 102 m.
Melissourgos (Greek: Μελισσουργός) is a village and a community of the Volvi municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Apollonia, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 318 inhabitants in the village. The community of Melissourgos covers an area of 22.908 km2. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 160 Greek Christians and 136 Turks lived in the village in 1900.
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Population of Melissourgós over time
| 1991 | 474 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 460 | |
| 2011 | 417 | |
| 2021 | 318 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Melissourgós
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (59 mm)
- Driest month
- August (21 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 27° | 21° | 14° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 46 | 59 | 53 |
How to get to Melissourgós
The nearest airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Plovdiv, 203 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG) Thessaloniki 44 kmwest
- Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA) Kavala 103 kmeast
- Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI) Kozani 143 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Plovdiv Population: 329.5K 203 kmnortheast
- Sofia Population: 1.2M 234 kmnorth
- Çanakkale Population: 143.6K 254 kmeast
- Stara Zagora Population: 121.6K 272 kmnortheast
- Edirne Population: 180K 285 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Melissourgós
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 25 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km18 places
- Amygdalochóri Historic site 32 kmNE
- Makryótissa Historic site 55 kmN
- Dionisiou Beach Beach 43 kmSW
- Varkes Beach Beach 44 kmS
60–100 km32 places
- Kapnótopos Historic site 87 kmN
- Monastery of Great Lavra Attraction 91 kmSE
- Monastery of Agios Athanasios Sfinissis Attraction 85 kmW
- Spalathronísia Island 70 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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