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Kolimbari
Cretevillage
Total population
1,088
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kolimbari is a small village located in Crete, Greece. Its coordinates of 35.539°, 23.780° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,088. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 71.7°F and lows near 61.7°F, alongside about 24.4 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,844 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves456
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves378
- Italian SparrowPasser italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves338
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves332
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves322
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves300
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves291
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves287
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-0724 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece
- M 5.2 — 2026-06-2015 km S of Kastrí, Greece
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-2012 km S of Kastrí, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2026-06-1961 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-2018 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2026-03-1628 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Crete
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Kolimbari
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kolimbari, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library