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Municipality

Sifnos

Located in Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean Coordinates: 36°58′15″ N 24°42′10″ E

Map showing the location of Sifnos Sifnos
Location in Greece
Population
2,574
2.6K
Elevation
428 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Places inside
13
listed under Sifnos
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
JMK Mykonos Island National Airport77 km
JTR Santorini International Airport94 km

About Sifnos

Sifnos is a municipality. Location: Nomós Kykládon, South Aegean. Population: 2,574. Elevation: 428 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Mykonos Island National Airport (77 km).

Climate of Sifnos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 12° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
February (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (76 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 Sifnos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°11°13°16°21°25°27°26°24°20°16°13°
Average low (°C)8°7°9°11°15°19°21°21°19°15°12°9°
Precipitation (mm)74645425134136476676

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

How to get to Sifnos

The nearest airport is Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK), 77 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Santorini International Airport (JTR) (94 km). The nearest large city is Athens, 142 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) Mykonos 77 kmnortheast
  • Santorini International Airport (JTR) Santorini Island 94 kmsoutheast
  • Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Spata-Artemida 126 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Athens Population: 664K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Piraeus Population: 163.7K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Konak Population: 332.3K 264 kmnortheast
  • Karabağlar Population: 479.3K 265 kmnortheast
  • Izmir Population: 2.9M 268 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sifnos

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Panagia Vrisis Attraction 3 kmSE

25–60 km39 places

  • Cyclades Island 35 kmNE
  • Moni Agiou Arseniou Attraction 39 kmE
  • Aghios Prokopios beach Beach 59 kmE
  • Livadia Beach Beach 42 kmE

60–100 km25 places

  • Santorini Island 92 kmSE
  • Agiassos beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Lionas beach Beach 81 kmE
  • Grotta beach Beach 62 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sifnos

13 places
  1. 1 Apollonia 869
  2. 2 Artemonas 800
  3. 3 Kamares 245
  4. 4 Kastro 118
  5. 5 Kato Petali 109
  6. 6 Faros 105
  7. 7 Agia Marina Sifnou 70
  8. 8 Vathy 40
  9. 9 Cherronisos 37
  10. 10 Platys Gialos Sifnou 29
  11. 11 Troulaki 27
  12. 12 Chrysopigi 6

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

Heritage & sights1

Sources & licences

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