Nikaia
Πειραιάς, Νήσοι · Greece
Founded in 1923 to house refugees displaced by the 1922 catastrophe in Asia Minor, Nikaia is a densely populated suburb of the Piraeus agglomeration in the southwestern Athens urban area, with a busy café and restaurant scene and historic churches in its centre. The town, renamed from Kokkinia in 1940, holds official recognition as a martyr city for the atrocities it suffered during the Axis occupation, including the events known as the Battle of Kokkinia and the Blockade of Kokkinia.
- Population89,380
- Nearest water from center 2.3 km1.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.0 km1.9 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
9°48°
55mm2.2in
F
10°49°
50mm2.0in
M
12°53°
55mm2.1in
A
16°60°
30mm1.2in
M
21°69°
25mm0.9in
J
26°78°
10mm0.4in
J
28°83°
5mm0.2in
A
28°82°
5mm0.2in
S
24°75°
20mm0.7in
O
19°67°
30mm1.2in
N
14°58°
50mm2.0in
D
10°51°
65mm2.6in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗