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Municipality

Corfu

Located in Nomós Kerkýras, Ionian Islands Coordinates: 39°38′28″ N 19°50′09″ E

Map showing the location of Corfu Corfu
Location in Greece
Population
108,652
108.7K
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Places inside
275
listed under Corfu
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
CFU Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport8 km
IOA Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport85 km

About Corfu

Corfu is a municipality. Location: Nomós Kerkýras, Ionian Islands. Population: 108,652. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Myrtiotissa and Límni Koríssia.

Climate of Corfu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
November (179 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).

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Climate of Corfu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°16°19°24°28°31°31°27°23°18°15°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°10°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°6°
Precipitation (mm)11812497663714112368137179164

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Corfu

The nearest airport is Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Piraeus, 381 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU) Kerkyra (Corfu) 8 kmsoutheast
  • Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport (IOA) Ioannina 85 kmeast
  • Aktion National Airport (PVK) Preveza 113 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 381 kmsoutheast
  • Athens Population: 664K 385 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Corfu

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

0–25 km7 places

  • Paramonas Beach Beach 15 kmS
  • Límni Koríssia Lake 23 kmS
  • Myrtiotissa Beach 6 kmSW
  • Maitland Monument Landmark 8 kmE

25–60 km4 places

  • Orthólithos Island 56 kmSE
  • Nisída Xolítharo Island 51 kmSE
  • Nisída Ágios Nikólaos Island 58 kmSE
  • Límni Cháskova Lake 57 kmE

60–100 km4 places

  • Kaltsonísi Island 61 kmSE
  • Panagia Island 63 kmSE
  • Moni pantanassas Attraction 83 kmE
  • Stoupaina Monastery Attraction 83 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Corfu and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Corfu Piraeus
Population 108.7K 163.7K
Elevation 65 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 32°
Winter night (coldest month) 5° 7°
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm 422 mm
Best months May, Oct Apr–May, Oct
Distance — 381 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Corfu

275 places
  1. 61 Gardeládes 371
  2. 62 Agioi Deka 370
  3. 63 Magoulades 365
  4. 64 Palaiochori 365
  5. 65 Chlomos 357
  6. 66 Temploni 356
  7. 67 Arillas Magouladon 354
  8. 68 Platonas 353
  9. 69 Varypatades 352
  10. 70 Livádi 351
  11. 71 Chlomatiana 347
  12. 72 Vatos 345
  13. 73 Evropouloi 344
  14. 74 Episkepsis 332
  15. 75 Marathias 331
  16. 76 Nisaki 329
  17. 77 Mathraki 329
  18. 78 Kavallouri 318
  19. 79 Agios Nikolaos 315
  20. 80 Pagoi 304
  21. 81 Kouspades 295
  22. 82 Afionas 294
  23. 83 Krini 292
  24. 84 Vasilika Agiou Ioannou 278
  25. 85 Agros 271
  26. 86 Pentati 262
  27. 87 Episkopiana 261
  28. 88 Agios Markos 257
  29. 89 Kouramades 255
  30. 90 Sokraki 254
  31. 91 Dragotina 249
  32. 92 Makrades 244
  33. 93 Palaiokastritsa 240
  34. 94 Agios Ilias 232
  35. 95 Klimatia 229
  36. 96 Ano Garouna 227
  37. 97 Sfakera 227
  38. 98 Dafni 225
  39. 99 Neochoráki 225
  40. 100 Valaneio 224
  41. 101 Agios Vasileios 219
  42. 102 Gousádes 218
  43. 103 Línia 218
  44. 104 Molos 213
  45. 105 Agios Ioannis Karousadon 213
  46. 106 Agios Vlasios 210
  47. 107 Vouniatádes 208
  48. 108 Zygos 207
  49. 109 Agios Stefanos Episkepseos 205
  50. 110 Kanakades 204
  51. 111 Choroepiskopoi 203
  52. 112 Antipernoi 202
  53. 113 Soulaiika 196
  54. 114 Agios Athanasios 192
  55. 115 Agia Triada 192
  56. 116 Ksanthates 189
  57. 117 Sgourádes 189
  58. 118 Agioi Douloi 185
  59. 119 Neochori 182
  60. 120 Vragkaniotika 182

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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