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Mikronisi islet
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Mikronisi islet
Long Beach
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IslandIerapetra, Crete

Chrysi

Island31 m elevationBest May–Jul
Elevation31 mabove sea level
Area4.7 km²surface
Nearest townIerapetra16 km
34.87° N, 25.71° EElevation 31 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goIerapetra · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78October
Best timeMay–Jul
October: high / low23° / 19°
Island

Chrysi in brief

Chrysi is an island in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece.

It lies at 31 m above sea level and covers about 4.7 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Ierapetra, 16 km to the N, where the weather is best in May, June and July.

Ierapetra: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Ierapetra
23°
Sunny now
Wind16 km/h
Humidity79%
Cloud cover0%
Today
22 Oct
23°
19°
Fri
23 Oct
23°
19°
Sat
24 Oct
23°
17°
Sun
25 Oct
22°
18°
Mon
26 Oct
20°
18°
15 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The island from above

4.7 km² · coastline as mapped in OpenStreetMap
1 km
When to go

The best months around Chrysi

Climate of Ierapetra

Month score in Ierapetra

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
Map

Chrysi from above

Nature nearbyAll of Greece
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Mikronisi isletIsland3.4 kmEMikronisi islet
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Ýfaloi KalogéroiIsland15 kmNÝfaloi Kalogéroi
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Ierapetra 1-DimotikiBeach15 kmNIerapetra 1-Dimotiki
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Kalamaki beach, CreteBeach15 kmNKalamaki beach, Crete
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Koutsounari Long BeachBeach18 kmNEKoutsounari Long Beach
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Long BeachBeach18 kmNELong Beach
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Towns close by

Ierapetra
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Ierapetra

Crete · 16 km N
23°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Ierapetra
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Gra Lygia

Crete · 16 km N
23°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Gra Lygia
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Stómio

Crete · 16 km N
24°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Stómio
Kentrí
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Kentrí

Crete · 18 km N
23°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Kentrí
Around here

Ierapetra and around

Ierapetra
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Ierapetra

Crete · Greece
May–Julbest months
28°July high
9 maltitude
Ierapetra

Nature

Bramiana reservoir
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5.0 km NW

Bramiana reservoir

Lake · 52 m
Bramiana reservoir
Milona waterfall
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9.7 km E

Milona waterfall

Waterfall
Milona waterfall
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21 km W

Ypakougis cave

Cave
Ypakougis cave

Mountains

Spathi
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25 km NW

Spathi

2,148 m · Dikti
Spathi
Thrypti
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14 km NE

Thrypti

1,476 m
Thrypti
Mount Megali Koprana
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33 km NW

Mount Megali Koprana

1,148 m
Mount Megali Koprana

Heritage

Kastro Kales
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1.0 km SW

Kastro Kales

archaeological site in Greece · 1212
Kastro Kales
Ierapetra Ottoman School
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0.5 km SW

Ierapetra Ottoman School

protected building in Greece
Ierapetra Ottoman School
Priniatikos Pyrgos
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13 km N

Priniatikos Pyrgos

archaeological site in Greece
Priniatikos Pyrgos

Museums

Archaeological museum of Ierapetra
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0.5 km SW

Archaeological museum of Ierapetra

Archaeological museum
Archaeological museum of Ierapetra