Location & Surroundings
Nisí Kos is an island in South Aegean, Greece with 37,089 inhabitants, at 56 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Kos, 14 km to the east. The national capital Athens is about 325 km to the west. The nearest airport is Kos Airport, 8 km away.
Also known as: Κως · Νησί Κως · Νήσος Κως · Kos · Cos · İstanköy
Overview
Kos is Greek island — EL νησί της Ελλάδας στα Δωδεκάνησα.
It is located in Kos Municipality, Dodecanese, Greece.
The population is about 33,387.
It covers about 290 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 846 metre.
Also known as: Cos
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Basic Data
- Country Greece
- Located in Kos Municipality
- Area 290 square kilometre
- Type island (ISL)
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Geography
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Coordinates
36° 50' 40" N, 27° 8' 48" E
- Elevation DEM: 56 m
- Timezone Europe/Athens
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 3)
Statistics & Country
- Population 37,089
- Pop. Density 80 p/km²
- Built-up 3.0%
- Settlement Low density rural
- Currency Euro (EUR)
- Phone Prefix +30
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 02:22
- Sunrise 06:53
- Sunset 19:19
- Day length 12 h 26 min
Nearby
Alternate Names
Weather in Kos Island
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Kos Island, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 23.8 C with partly cloudy skies and a 1.6 m/s westerly wind. Next 24h: 22.6 to 23.9 C, max wind 6.0 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 656 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 23.8 | 1.6 | 266 | 64 | 1,012.4 | - / 0.00 | 49 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 23.0 | 3.4 | 338 | 68 | 1,011.7 | 0.28 / 0.28 | 6 | 165.1 | n/a |
| 12h | 22.8 | 2.3 | 358 | 67 | 1,010.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 18h | 22.6 | 3.7 | 357 | 67 | 1,011.0 | 0.03 / 0.03 | 98 | 36.9 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 23.9 | 6.0 | 314 | 65 | 1,010.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 655.9 | n/a |
| 30h | 23.1 | 5.9 | 328 | 69 | 1,011.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 245.8 | n/a |
| 36h | 22.8 | 4.5 | 337 | 70 | 1,010.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 42h | 22.5 | 5.9 | 343 | 65 | 1,011.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 51.7 | n/a |
| Friday | 24.1 | 7.3 | 310 | 60 | 1,011.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 714.5 | n/a |
| 54h | 23.4 | 8.4 | 324 | 69 | 1,013.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 85 | 253.8 | n/a |
| 60h | 23.1 | 5.6 | 321 | 70 | 1,013.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 2 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 66h | 23.0 | 5.2 | 338 | 64 | 1,015.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 76 | 48.5 | n/a |
| Saturday | 24.5 | 5.1 | 313 | 63 | 1,015.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 679.5 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website kos.gov.gr
- Commons category Kos