Sami
Local name: Σάμη
Located in Kefalonia, Kefallonia Regional Unit Coordinates: 38°15′03″ N 20°38′49″ E
- Population
- 1,347
- 1.3K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- EFL Kefalonia International Airport "Anna Pollatou"19 km
- ZTH Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"59 km
About Sami
Sami is a village. Location: Kefalonia, Kefallonia Regional Unit. Population: 1,347. Elevation: 5 m.
Sami (Greek: Σάμη) is a town and a municipality on the island of Cephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is one of the three municipalities on the island. It is located on the central east coast of the island. The municipality has an area of 291.2 km2 and the municipal unit (the pre-2010 municipality) has an area of 129.326 km². The 2021 census recorded a population of 2,478 in the municipal unit, and 5,501 in the municipality in its post-2019 extension.
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Photos of Sami
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Kefalonia Matt Sims · CC BY 2.0
Population of Sami over time
| 1991 | 934 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,079 | |
| 2011 | 1,025 | |
| 2021 | 1,078 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sami
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 19° · Night 12° · Rain 160 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- November (160 mm)
- Driest month
- July (11 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) | 14° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 31° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 19° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 123 | 119 | 89 | 66 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 113 | 160 | 154 |
How to get to Sami
The nearest airport is Kefalonia International Airport "Anna Pollatou" (EFL), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 265 km to the east.
Airports
- Kefalonia International Airport "Anna Pollatou" (EFL) Kefallinia Island 19 kmsouthwest
- Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" (ZTH) Zakynthos 59 kmsouth
- Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA) Patras 69 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Piraeus Population: 163.7K 265 kmeast
- Athens Population: 664K 272 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sami
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km9 places
- Kefalonia Island 6 kmW
- Moni Agiou Andrea Attraction 15 kmSW
- Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Atros Attraction 14 kmSE
- Saraki Island 17 kmSE
25–60 km15 places
- Monastery of Kipoureon Attraction 27 kmW
- Kablafka Beach 46 kmNE
- Nisídes Falarídes Island 41 kmE
- Asprogiali Beach 45 kmNE
60–100 km14 places
- Moni Retha Attraction 100 kmNE
- Nisída Sáranta Island 71 kmE
- Lakopetra Beach Beach 74 kmE
- Nisída Vasilikó Island 72 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kefalonia Island, Kefallonia Regional Unit5.6 km W
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Moni Agiou Andrea Attraction, Kefalonia15 km SW -
De-Bosset Bridge Landmark, Kefalonia16 km SW -
Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Atros Attraction, Kefalonia14 km SE
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Estavromenos Attraction, Kefalonia16 km S
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Skartsoubonisi Island, Ithaca15 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources