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Island

Cyclades

Local name: Κυκλάδες

Located in Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean Coordinates: 37°09′46″ N 25°01′03″ E

Cyclades
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Elevation
1,008 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Paros
19 km SE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Population
119,549
119.5K
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
JMK Mykonos Island National Airport42 km
JTR Santorini International Airport94 km

About Cyclades

Cyclades is an island. Location: Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean. Population: 119,549.

From Wikipedia

The Cyclades (; Greek: Κυκλάδες, romanized: Kykládes, IPA: [ciˈkla.ðes]) is an archipelago in the Aegean Sea, southeast of the Greek mainland and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. The archipelago is one of Greece's island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2,572 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cyclades

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 8° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (73 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Cyclades
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°13°16°21°22°22°19°16°12°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°7°11°15°17°17°15°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)73655423113136436271

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cyclades

The nearest airport is Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Santorini International Airport (JTR) (94 km). The nearest large city is Athens, 146 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) Mykonos 42 kmnortheast
  • Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 94 kmsoutheast
  • Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Spata-Artemida 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Athens Population: 664K 146 kmnorthwest
  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 149 kmnorthwest
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 229 kmnortheast
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 230 kmnortheast
  • Izmir Population: 2.9M 233 kmnortheast

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Paros Municipality, Nomós Kykládon
    19 km SE
  • Paros Town, Paros
    15 km SE
  • Antiparos Municipality, Nomós Kykládon
    19 km S
  • Syros Municipality, Nomós Kykládon
    31 km N
  • Náousa Village, Paros
    20 km E
  • Parasporos Village, Paros
    14 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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