Gouvais

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.317,Lat: 35.317
Elevation	242 meter above sea level
Local time	8:40:43am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Χερσονήσου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Akra Khersonisos	6.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Elia	9.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Mokhos	10.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Mallia	12.7 km	East
5 Avdhou	12.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	326 km	NorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	736 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	806 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction North).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 602.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 844 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 66%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 73 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gouvais in country Greece

Gouvais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	230 km	North
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	248 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	296 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
NISOS DIA	GR	14 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gouves

Type of weather in Gouves	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:01 Europe/Amsterdam