Skiathos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5,Lat: 39.167
Elevation	70 meter above sea level
Local time	20:34:25pm
At island	Skiathos
Name province/region	Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Name Subregion	Θεσσαλίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Σκιάθου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Glossa	10.4 km	EastNorthEast
2 Dhelfi	14.7 km	East
3 Promiri	17.6 km	West
4 Skopelos	19.6 km	East
5 Platania	20.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	130 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	356 km	NorthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	391 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skiathos lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Sterea Ellada. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Paralimni (Λίμνη Παραλίμνη) (8.5 km² at a distance of 76.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 227.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 318 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 65%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 141 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Skiathos Island National Airport (at a distance of 1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skiathos in country Greece

Skiathos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios	Greece	108 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Delphi	Greece	117 km	SouthWest
3 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	133 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

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Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skiathos

Type of weather in Skiathos	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	13 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:12 Europe/Amsterdam