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Geonivora
Municipality

Santorini

Located in Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean Coordinates: 36°24′21″ N 25°27′25″ E

Map showing the location of Santorini Santorini
Location in Greece
Population
13,725
13.7K
Elevation
100 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Places inside
15
listed under Santorini
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
JTR Santorini International Airport2 km
JMK Mykonos Island National Airport115 km

About Santorini

Santorini is a municipality. Location: Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean. Population: 13,725. Elevation: 100 m. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Santorini International Airport (2 km).

Climate of Santorini

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 19° · Night 14° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
February (night 10°)
Wettest month
January (94 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 Santorini
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°14°16°19°23°27°29°29°26°23°19°16°
Average low (°C)10°10°11°13°16°21°23°23°20°18°14°11°
Precipitation (mm)94786425123128486886

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Santorini

The nearest airport is Santorini International Airport (JTR), 2 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Athens, 233 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 2 kmeast
  • Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) Mykonos 115 kmnorth
  • Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER) Heraklion 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Athens Population: 664K 233 kmnorthwest
  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 234 kmnorthwest
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 265 kmnortheast
  • Aydin Population: 163K 265 kmnortheast
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 265 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Santorini

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Santorini Island 1 kmS

25–60 km8 places

  • Nisída Megali Plaka Island 55 kmN
  • Nisída Plakí Island 55 kmN
  • Nisída Tsouloufi Island 54 kmN
  • Nisída Káravos Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km22 places

  • Cyclades Island 93 kmNW
  • Moni Agiou Arseniou Attraction 77 kmN
  • Aghios Prokopios beach Beach 75 kmN
  • Agiassos beach Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Santorini

15 places
  1. 1 Emporeío 3.7K
  2. 2 Fira 2.4K
  3. 3 Messaria 1.2K
  4. 4 Oía 1.1K
  5. 5 Vothonas 834
  6. 6 Imerovigli 469
  7. 7 Monólithos 181
  8. 8 Therasia 140
  9. 9 Potamos 113
  10. 10 Exo Gialos 92
  11. 11 Exo Gialos 55
  12. 12 Agía Eiríni 39
  13. 13 Órmos Kórfou 5
  14. 14 Agrilia 2

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Sources & licences

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