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Kos
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Kargı Adası
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Kargı Adası
Alikes Salt Lake
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Alikes Salt Lake
IslandKos, South Aegean

Kos

Island846 m elevationBest Jun–Jul · Sep
Elevation846 mabove sea level
Area290 km²surface
Nearest townKos0.4 km
36.90° N, 27.29° EElevation 846 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goKos · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec88October
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
October: high / low24° / 19°
Island

Kos in brief

Kos is an island in Kos, South Aegean, Greece — Greek island.

It lies at 846 m above sea level and covers about 290 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Kos, 0.4 km to the SW, where the weather is best in June, July and September.

Kos: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Kos
23°
Clear now
Wind11 km/h
Humidity69%
Cloud cover5%
Today
22 Oct
26°
18°
Fri
23 Oct
26°
20°
Sat
24 Oct
24°
17°
Sun
25 Oct
25°
17°
1 mm
Mon
26 Oct
25°
17°
8 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The island from above

290 km² · coastline as mapped in OpenStreetMap
10 km
When to go

The best months around Kos

Climate of Kos

Month score in Kos

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
Map

Kos from above

Nature nearbyAll of Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
BamialikiBeach4.8 kmWBamialiki
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Kargı AdasıIsland6.3 kmNKargı Adası
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Pefkokefali-Ag.FokasBeach6.8 kmSEPefkokefali-Ag.Fokas
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Alikes Salt LakeLake11 kmWAlikes Salt Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
LigkiaIsland12 kmNWLigkia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Krevatio KalymnouIsland12 kmWKrevatio Kalymnou
Summits nearbyMountains of Greece
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Dikeos8.6 km SW846 mJuly 21°Dikeos
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Akyarlar9.7 km N172 mJuly 26°Akyarlar
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Towns close by

Kos
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Kos

South Aegean · 0.4 km SW
24°Oct high
5wet days
88score
Kos
Zipari
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Zipari

South Aegean · 7.9 km W
24°Oct high
5wet days
88score
Zipari
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Akyarlar

Muğla · 8.0 km N
23°Oct high
5wet days
88score
Akyarlar
Tigkáki
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Tigkáki

South Aegean · 9.4 km W
24°Oct high
5wet days
88score
Tigkáki
Around here

Kos and around

Kos
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Kos

South Aegean · Greece
Jun–Jul · Sepbest months
26°July high
10 maltitude
Kos

Nature

Alikes Salt Lake
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10 km W

Alikes Salt Lake

Lake · -5 m
Alikes Salt Lake
Kargı Adası
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6.7 km N

Kargı Adası

Island
Kargı Adası
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12 km W

Krevatio Kalymnou

Island
Krevatio Kalymnou

Mountains

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
8.2 km SW

Dikeos

846 m
Dikeos
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
36 km S

Nisyros

698 m
Nisyros
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
10 km N

Akyarlar

172 m
Akyarlar

Heritage

Neratzia
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0.4 km NE

Neratzia

protected building in Greece
Neratzia
Casa Romana
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0.3 km S

Casa Romana

archaeological site in Greece
Casa Romana
Ancient Odeon of Kos
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0.5 km SW

Ancient Odeon of Kos

archaeological site in Greece
Ancient Odeon of Kos

Museums

Archaeological Museum of Kos
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0.1 km NE

Archaeological Museum of Kos

Archaeological museum · 1936
Archaeological Museum of Kos