Kilkis
The regional unit has no official bathing-water site in the data. In the seat of the regional unit the weather is most comfortable for walking and sightseeing in September.
- Municipalities
- 2OpenStreetMap, 6 Oct 2026
- Official bathing-water sites
- 0YPEN register, EEA
- Nearest airport
- KZIKozani National Airport "Philip", 117.2 km in a straight line
- Ferry ports
- 0ports with ferry terminals (OpenStreetMap)
- Natura 2000
- 13 sitesoverlap the area (YPEN)
- Wildfires 2016–2026
- 12 firesabout 882 hectares burnt (EFFIS)
- Zone prices 2021, per m²
- 350–850 €169 zones, a tax value and not a market price
When to go
This section is about Kilkis, the seat of the regional unit not the whole regional unit.
- Figure: mean air temperature
- Comfortable weather for walking
The weather is most comfortable for walking and sightseeing in September (average temperature around 22 °C, little rain).
The highest average temperature, about 27.7 °C, falls in July and August.
The average temperature is 10 °C or lower from December to March.
Day length is 9 h 13 min at the winter solstice (07:49 to 17:03) and 15 h 8 min at the summer solstice (05:56 to 21:03), Greek time.
- Mean temperature °C
- Rain (mm, right axis)
| Month | Mean temp. °C | Rain mm | Daylight h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 | 51 | 9.5 |
| Feb | 5.5 | 42 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 9.1 | 51 | 11.9 |
| Apr | 13.4 | 49 | 13.3 |
| May | 19.1 | 58 | 14.4 |
| Jun | 24.3 | 52 | 15.1 |
| Jul | 27.7 | 38 | 14.9 |
| Aug | 27.6 | 33 | 13.9 |
| Sep | 22.0 | 50 | 12.5 |
| Oct | 15.7 | 57 | 11.2 |
| Nov | 10.2 | 50 | 9.9 |
| Dec | 4.9 | 67 | 9.3 |
Temperature and rain: NASA POWER (MERRA-2), period 2001–2020, model cell about 21 km away. The temperatures are monthly averages from a regional model. Daylight: calculated for the 15th of each month. These are regional model values and typical conditions, not a forecast.
Municipalities
The 2 municipalities of the regional unit, with the main town and the official bathing-water sites of each.
- Kilkis MunicipalityKilkis
- Municipality of PaioniaPolykastro
Towns to know
Cities, towns and villages of the regional unit that have a page of their own, larger ones first. Population only sets the order and is never shown.
Cities and towns
- Kilkiscity, Kilkis
- Polykastrotown, Paionia
- Goumenissatown, Paionia
- Axioupolitown, Paionia
- Evropostown, Paionia
Villages
- Eidomenivillage, Paionia
Sights
A short selection from Wikidata, not a ranking of importance: only entries that have a Wikidata item, those with a page of their own on this site first, then those with an English label, then the oldest item. Up to 3 per kind. Coverage is uneven.
Archaeological sites
Museums
- Archaeological Museum of KilkisKilkis
- Kilkis War MuseumKilkis
- Natural History MuseumPaionia
Monasteries
- Moni Ton Agion Rafail, Nikolaou Kai EirinisPaionia
- Monastery of Panagia of GoumenissaPaionia
- Saint George Church, KilkisKilkis
Canyons
- Çingene DerbentPaionia
Natura 2000 protected areas
10 Natura 2000 sites with a page of their own in the regional unit. Each page says what the site protects, from the European Environment Agency's Natura 2000 database.
- Oros Paiko, Stena Apsalou Kai MoglenitsasSPA, 90,954 ha
- Delta Axiou - Loudia - Aliakmona - Evryteri Periochi - AxioupoliSCI, 41,496 ha
- Oros PaikoSCI, 35,181 ha
- Delta Axiou - Loudia - Aliakmona - Alyki KitrousSPA, 28,855 ha
- Techniti Limni Kerkinis - Oros KrousiaSPA, 27,421 ha
- Periochi AnthofytouSPA, 3,358 ha
- Limni DoiraniSPA, 2,105 ha
- Limni Pikrolimni - XilokerateaSPA, 1,954 ha
- Periochi Elous ArtzanSPA, 1,645 ha
- Ydrochares Dasos MourionSCI, 806 ha
How the numbers were counted
Each municipality belongs to the region and regional unit that OpenStreetMap records for it, and the figures on this page add up its municipalities. Beaches, airports, ports and sights belong to the municipality that contains them (up to 3 km outside the boundary for those on the shore).
Ports: a port is a group of ferry terminals mapped in OpenStreetMap within 1 km of each other (a harbour is mapped as many berths). The name is the nearest settlement. The number of terminals shows how closely the harbour is mapped, not how large it is or how many ferries call.
Fires: the count covers EFFIS burnt areas (roughly 30 hectares and above) whose reference point lies in a municipality of the area, with dates from 23 Mar 2016 to 12 Sept 2026. Natura 2000: each site is counted once, even when it overlaps several municipalities.
Zone prices: the lowest and highest value among the 2021 objective-system zones whose reference point lies in the area. They are tax values, not market prices.
See also
- Central Macedoniaregion
- All regions of Greecelist
- Greece month by monthlist
- Thessalonikiunit of the same region
- Imathiaunit of the same region
- Pellaunit of the same region
- Pieriaunit of the same region
- Serresunit of the same region
- Chalkidikiunit of the same region
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.
- Designated bathing waters (locations)Ministry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current bathing season register · Date:
- Bathing water quality classificationEuropean Environment Agency: WISE Bathing Water Directive database · Latest assessed season in the EEA database; every season from 2011 is kept as a per-beach history · Date:
- Monthly climate normalsNASA POWER, MERRA-2 meteorological model · 2001–2020 climatology period returned by NASA POWER · Date:
- Sea temperature (NOAA OISST)NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / Physical Sciences Laboratory · OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean climatology, 1991-2020 period · Date:
- Burnt areasEFFIS: European Forest Fire Information System (Copernicus EMS) · Rolling archive of mapped burnt areas · Date:
- Natura 2000 protected sitesMinistry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current national Natura 2000 network · Date:
- Objective property value zonesMinistry of National Economy and Finance, via data.gov.gr · 2021 revision of the objective value system · Date:
- AirportsFraport Greece; the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (ΥΠΑ/HCAA); Wikipedia (cross-checked for IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates) · Checked 24 September 2026 · Date:
- Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date:
- Wikidata landmarks: castles, monasteries, museums, archaeological sites and natural landmarksWikidata contributors · Live SPARQL query snapshot, taken 25 September 2026 · Date:
- Region, unit and municipal boundaries, settlements, seats and ferry terminalsOpenStreetMap (Geofabrik Greece extract, 24 Sep 2026), ODbL · Date:
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