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Thira

General information - Location

CountryGreece
Location in country Southeast
Location in Europe South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 25.45,Lat: 36.4 marker
Elevation120 meter above sea level
Local time3:07:09am
At islandSantorini
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)Αιγαίου
Wiki-website Περιφέρεια (Περιφέρεια)Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityΘήρας

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Ios39.9 km NorthWest
2 Ios39.9 km NorthWest
3 Iraklia47.8 km North
4 Skhoinousa53.8 km North
5 Karos58.9 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 AthinaiGreece231 km NorthWest
2 Skopje   North-macedonia704 km NorthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)   Bulgaria717 km NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

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

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Santorini caldera (Shield volcano) at a distance of 4.9 km (direction West). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 482.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 676 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 73%, hill: 22%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Santorini Airport (at a distance of 2.6 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thira in country Greece


Thira at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Thira Greece Location marker for Thira

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 DelosGreece111 km NorthNorthWest
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosGreece142 km NorthEast
3 Pythagoreion and Heraion of SamosGreece198 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
SANTORINI: NEA KAI PALIA KAMENI - PROFITIS ILIASGR1.9 km SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Messaria

Type of weather in Messariaovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 7.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: West North West
Air pressure: 1012 mb
Humidity: 73 %
Daylength at 16 September 2026:12 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :18:25 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Messaria - GR (longitude: 25.45, latitude: 36.4)
Distance weather station to place (direction