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Asfendhilés

Local name: Ασφενδιλές

Located in Kantanos-Selino, Chania Coordinates: 35°16′08″ N 23°44′13″ E

Map showing the location of Asfendhilés Asfendhilés
Location in Greece
Population
29
29
Elevation
651 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
CHQ Chania International Airport48 km
HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport132 km

About Asfendhilés

Asfendhilés is a village. Location: Kantanos-Selino, Chania. Population: 29. Elevation: 651 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Chania International Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Voulolimni Beach and Aspri Limni Beach.

Population of Asfendhilés over time

Population of Asfendhilés over time
1991 15
2001 29
2011 9
2021 2

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Asfendhilés

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 10° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
February (night 5°)
Wettest month
January (135 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Asfendhilés
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°11°13°17°21°26°27°27°25°21°16°13°
Average low (°C)5°5°6°9°13°17°19°19°17°13°10°7°
Precipitation (mm)135107803415523156386109

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October

How to get to Asfendhilés

The nearest airport is Chania International Airport (CHQ), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 297 km to the north.

Airports

  • Chania International Airport (CHQ) Souda 48 kmnortheast
  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 132 kmeast
  • Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 201 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 297 kmnorth
  • Athens Population: 664K 301 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Asfendhilés

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Nisída Diapóri Island 22 kmNW
  • Kedrodasos Beach Beach 16 kmW
  • Aspri Limni Beach Beach 20 kmW
  • Voulolimni Beach Beach 19 kmW

25–60 km5 places

  • Moni Agiou Eleftheriou Attraction 34 kmNE
  • Metamórfosi Sotíros Attraction 44 kmNE
  • Archaeological Museum of Chania Museum 37 kmNE
  • Agía Marina Attraction 30 kmN

60–100 km8 places

  • Arkadi Monastery Attraction 81 kmE
  • Bali Beach Beach 96 kmE
  • Evita Bay Beach 97 kmE
  • Adele Beach Beach 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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