Mountain

Voliares

Located in Viannos, Heraklion Regional Unit Coordinates: 35°01′14″ N 25°30′03″ E

Location in Greece

Elevation: 417 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Kalámion; 1 km N
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go: MaySeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport46 km; JSH Sitia Airport59 km

About Voliares

Voliares is a mountain. Location: Viannos, Heraklion Regional Unit. Elevation: 417 m. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Alonakia and Kolympoi.

Climate of Voliares

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 12° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: July (day 30°)
Coldest month: February (night 7°)
Wettest month: January (163 mm)
Driest month: August (3 mm)

13° 7°

15° 8°

19° 11°

23° 14°

28° 18°

30° 21°

27° 19°

23° 15°

18° 12°

15° 9°

Jan

163

Feb

122

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

142

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 Voliares
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	13°	13°	15°	19°	23°	28°	30°	30°	27°	23°	18°	15°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	14°	18°	21°	21°	19°	15°	12°	9°
Precipitation (mm)	163	122	95	46	25	9	4	3	21	78	85	142

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Voliares

The nearest airport is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), 46 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 364 km to the northwest.

Airports

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 46 kmnorthwest
Sitia Airport (JSH) Crete Island 59 kmeast
Chania International Airport (CHQ) Souda 135 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Piraeus Population: 163.7K 364 kmnorthwest
Athens Population: 664K 365 kmnorthwest
Aydin Population: 163K 377 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Voliares

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

Kolympoi Mountain 3 kmW
Kalikovrehtis Beach 4 kmSW
Kentra Mountain 7 kmW
Psathas Mountain 8 kmW

25–60 km13 places

Paxamadi Island Island 50 kmNW
Halepa Mountain 50 kmNW
Treis Ekklhsies Natural site 55 kmNW
Sklavokampos Natural site 59 kmNW

60–100 km7 places

Arkadi Monastery Attraction 86 kmW
Moni Ayiou Panteleimon Attraction 62 kmNW
Bali Beach Beach 79 kmNW
Evita Bay Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Kalámion Village, Viannos
1 km N
Ano Kornias Village, Viannos
1.6 km SW
Arvi Village, Viannos
5.2 km SW
Ano Symi Village, Ierapetra
2.9 km N
Kaimenos Village, Ierapetra
4 km E
Riza Village, Ierapetra
4.5 km E

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Alonakia Mountain, Viannos
2.9 km W
Kolympoi Mountain, Viannos
3 km W
Falkonia Mountain, Viannos
3 km SW
Kalikovrehtis Beach, Viannos
4.2 km SW
Kentra Mountain, Viannos
7.2 km W
Psathas Mountain, Viannos
8.2 km W
Armenopetra Natural site, Crete
9.5 km W
Skouros Natural site, Crete
13 km W

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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