Ziros, Lasithi
Ziros
Ζίρος | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Ziros | |
| Coordinates: 35°05′N 26°08′E / 35.083°N 26.133°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Municipality | Siteia |
| Municipal unit | Lefki |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 399 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ziros (Greek: Ζίρος) is a village in the municipality Sitia, Lasithi regional unit, Crete, Greece. It was the seat of government for the former municipality Lefki.
The village of Ziros is 30 kilometers south of Sitia on the Sitia - Piskokefalo - Epano Episkopi - Chandras - Ziros road. There are a number of Byzantine churches in the area.
Climate
Below the climate data of nearby Xerokampos.
| Climate data for Xerokampos 20 m a.s.l. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 51.5 (2.03) |
41.5 (1.63) |
30.0 (1.18) |
7.6 (0.30) |
5.4 (0.21) |
5.5 (0.22) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.7 (0.03) |
2.6 (0.10) |
21.6 (0.85) |
18.5 (0.73) |
39.5 (1.56) |
224.7 (8.85) |
| Source: Xerokampos Davis station (Jan 2020– Dec 2025) [2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Xerokampos 20 m a.s.l. (merged) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.9 (100.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
43.0 (109.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Source: Xerokampos Oregon/Davis station (Jan 2004– Dec 2025) [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Xerokambos Davis". Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Xerokambos Davis". Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Ziros (Crete) at Wikimedia Commons