Thessaloníki
City in Greece: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Thessalonica Montage L: SilentResident (compilation, sources to attribute see above; if any of the sources used in the Montage are removed from, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Thessaloníki is a city in Greece, in Central Macedonia. About 317,778 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Greece in our atlas.
It lies at 40.64° N, 22.93° E, and keeps time on the Europe/Athens time zone.
Location
Red dot: Thessaloníki. Green dots: other major cities of Greece. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Thessaloníki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (34°F). Around 516 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Lárisa · 120 km
- Pátra · 284 km
- Acharnés · 292 km
- Peristéri · 298 km
- Athens · 302 km
- Piraeus · 305 km
- Kallithéa · 306 km
- Irákleion · 618 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 734077 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q17151 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Thessalonica Montage L: SilentResident (compilation, sources to attribute see above; if any of the sources used in the Montage are removed from, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)