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Amygdalea

Local name: Αμυγδαλιά

Located in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi Coordinates: 35°19′44″ N 25°38′23″ E

Map showing the location of Amygdalea Amygdalea
Location in Greece
Population
13
13
Elevation
248 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport42 km
JSH Sitia Airport44 km

About Amygdalea

Amygdalea is a village. Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi. Population: 13. Elevation: 248 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (42 km).

Population of Amygdalea over time

Population of Amygdalea over time
1991 13
2001 9
2021 1

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Amygdalea

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 13° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
February (night 8°)
Wettest month
January (148 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Amygdalea
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°14°16°19°23°28°30°29°27°23°19°15°
Average low (°C)8°8°9°12°15°19°22°22°20°16°13°10°
Precipitation (mm)148112884221732207683131

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Amygdalea

The nearest airport is Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 340 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 42 kmwest
  • Sitia Airport (JSH) Crete Island 44 kmeast
  • Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 340 kmnorthwest
  • Athens Population: 664K 341 kmnorthwest
  • Aydin Population: 163K 342 kmnortheast
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 364 kmnorth
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 365 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Amygdalea

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Spinalonga Island 10 kmE

25–60 km20 places

  • Kolympoi Mountain 38 kmSW
  • Halepa Mountain 50 kmW
  • Treis Ekklhsies Natural site 54 kmW
  • Kokkini Nirou Historic site 35 kmW

60–100 km9 places

  • Arkadi Monastery Attraction 92 kmW
  • Moni Ayiou Panteleimon Attraction 62 kmW
  • Vouloumenou Mountain 78 kmW
  • Nida Plateau Natural site 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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