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Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Located in Heraklion, Heraklion Regional Unit Coordinates: 35°20′22″ N 25°08′14″ E

Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Zde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Néa Alikarnassós
2 km E
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Elevation
27 m
above sea level
When to go
April–MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport4 km
JSH Sitia Airport89 km

About Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum. Location: Heraklion, Heraklion Regional Unit.

From Wikipedia

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. It is normally referred to scholarship in English as "AMH" (for "Archaeological Museum of Heraklion"), a form still sometimes used by the museum in itself.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1883
Opened
1952
Visitors per year
555,031 (2018)
Official website
heraklionmuseum.gr

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 20° · Night 13° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
February (night 9°)
Wettest month
January (115 mm)
Driest month
August (1 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 Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)15°15°17°20°24°28°30°29°27°24°20°17°
Average low (°C)9°9°10°13°16°20°23°23°20°17°13°11°
Precipitation (mm)11588753115521166577102

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

How to get to Heraklion Archaeological Museum

The nearest airport is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), 4 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 318 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 4 kmeast
  • Sitia Airport (JSH) Crete Island 89 kmeast
  • Chania International Airport (CHQ) Souda 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 318 kmnorthwest
  • Athens Population: 664K 319 kmnorthwest
  • Aydin Population: 163K 368 kmnortheast
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 382 kmnortheast
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 382 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Moni Ayiou Panteleimon Attraction 16 kmW
  • Paxamadi Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Halepa Mountain 4 kmSW
  • Treis Ekklhsies Natural site 9 kmW

25–60 km17 places

  • Arkadi Monastery Attraction 46 kmW
  • Kolympoi Mountain 47 kmSE
  • Bali Beach Beach 33 kmW
  • Evita Bay Beach 33 kmW

60–100 km8 places

  • Metamórfosi Sotíros Attraction 89 kmW
  • Agía Varvára Attraction 60 kmW
  • Kalamokanias beach Beach 83 kmSE
  • Limanaki Beach Beach 83 kmSE

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