Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands · Greece

Kalamata travel guide

Kalamata is a city in Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands, Greece, home to about 58,000 people.

Best months
May, June, September and October
Nearest airport
KLX8 km · Kalamata Airport
Currency
EUReuro
Time zone
Europe/Athens
Language
Greek

When to go

The best time to visit Kalamata

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kalamata are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 134 mm of rain.

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Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Kalamata: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kalamata Airport (KLX), about 8.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (ZTH, 134 km) and Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA, 138 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

KLX · Kalamata Airport

8.3 km from the centreICAO LGKL
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ZTH · Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos

134.3 km from the centreICAO LGZA
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GPA · Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport

137.7 km from the centreICAO LGRX

Questions

Kalamata: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Kalamata?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kalamata are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 134 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Kalamata?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kalamata Airport (KLX), about 8.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (ZTH, 134 km) and Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA, 138 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Kalamata?

euro (EUR).

Nearby

Destinations near Kalamata

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.