Municipality

Corfu

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

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.

Photos of Corfu

Myrtiotissa maczopikczu · CC BY 3.0
Maitland Monument No machine-readable author provided. Tasoskessaris assumed · CC BY-SA 4.0
Archaeological Museum of Corfu Joanbanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0

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)

13° 5°

14° 5°

16° 7°

19° 10°

24° 14°

28° 17°

31° 19°

27° 16°

23° 13°

18° 9°

15° 6°

Jan

118

Feb

124

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

137

Nov

179

Dec

164

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	118	124	97	66	37	14	11	23	68	137	179	164

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

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

Cities & villages2

Podolakkos · Village
Bastátika · Neighbourhood

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Paramonas Beach · Beach

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Myrtiotissa Beach, Ionian Islands
6 km SW
Límni Koríssia Lake, Nomós Kerkýras
23 km S
Kanouli Beach, Nomós Kerkýras
19 km S