Kalamai

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.117,Lat: 37.033
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	4:14:49am
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Καλαμάτας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kato Selitsa	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Ano Selitsa	6.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Thouria	8.1 km	NorthWest
4 Mikromani	9.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Avia	10.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	181 km	NorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	513 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	551 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kalamai lies at the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Zaraka (3.4 km² at a distance of 95.4 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mount Taygetus with a height of 2405 meter (at a distance of 22.6 km and direction EastSouthEast).One of the mountains in The Taygetus Massif The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 331 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 463 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 61%, hill: 24%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 192 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kalamai in country Greece

Kalamai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	23 km	EastNorthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	48 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	78 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
FARANGI NEDONA (PETALON - CHANI)	GR	2.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kalamai
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kalamata

Type of weather in Kalamata	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	9 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:16 Europe/Amsterdam