Kilkis

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.867,Lat: 40.983
Elevation	239 meter above sea level
Local time	8:29:48am
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Κιλκίς

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Assiros	23 km	SouthEast
2 Krousiamt	23.7 km	NorthEast
3 Dojransko ezero	24.7 km	NorthWest
4 Dojran	25.4 km	NorthWest
5 Polikastron	27 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Skopje	North-macedonia	162 km	NorthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	194 km	North
3 Приштина	Kosovo	233 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 38 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Koroneia (53.2 km² at a distance of 35.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 21.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 35%, hill: 65%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 52 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kozani State Airport Filippos (at a distance of 117 km in SouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kilkis in country Greece

Kilkis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	39 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	74 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	97 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LIMNI PIKROLIMNI - XILOKERATEA	GR	14 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kilkis

Type of weather in Kilkis	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	05:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:22 Europe/Amsterdam