Kastoria

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.25,Lat: 40.55
Elevation	693 meter above sea level
Local time	15:43:08pm
Name province/region	Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Name Subregion	Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Καστοριάς

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Argos Orestikon	19 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vernon	19.3 km	NorthEast
3 Lekhovon	21.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Bilisht	23.8 km	West
5 Nestorion	25 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tirane	Albania	148 km	WestNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	162 km	North
3 Приштина	Kosovo	234 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 114 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Macedonia, part of the larger catchment area Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Kastorias (28.6 km² at a distance of 2.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 17.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 50%, moderate high mountains: 50%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kozani State Airport Filippos (at a distance of 58 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kastoria in country Greece

Kastoria at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region	Albania,North Macedonia	67 km	NorthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	91 km	East
3 Meteora	Greece	97 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LIMNI KASTORIAS	GR	1.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kastoria

Type of weather in Kastoria	clear sky
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	36 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:35 Europe/Amsterdam