Ayios Nikolaos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.717,Lat: 35.183
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	15:27:05pm
At island	Κρήτη
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αγίου Νικολάου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kritsa	7.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kolokithia	9.8 km	North
3 Gournia	11.1 km	SouthEast
4 Neapolis	12.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Kavousi	14.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	355 km	NorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	700 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	834 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Ayios Nikolaos lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction West).The place is located at an island named Κρήτη. The distance to the mainland is 94.2 km.

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 614.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 860 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 75%, hill: 21%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 36 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ayios Nikolaos in country Greece

Ayios Nikolaos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	247 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	247 km	North
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	271 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LAZAROS KORYFI - MADARA DIKTIS	GR	8.9 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Agios Nikolaos

Type of weather in Agios Nikolaos	light rain
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	05:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:05 Europe/Amsterdam