Tris Ekklisies
Community in Greece
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Tris Ekklisies (Greek: Τρεις Εκκλησιές) is a village located in the municipality of Archanes-Asterousia , Crete in Greece.[2][3] It is situated in South Crete at the Libyan Sea, around 64 km south of Herakleion and at an altitude of around 10 meters.
Tris Ekklisies
Τρεις Εκκλησιές | |
|---|---|
  Tris Ekklisies Location within Greece | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Archanes-Asterousia |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 34 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geography
The village sits south of the Asterousia Mountains which separate the Messara Plain from the Libyan Sea.[4]
History
The village takes its name after the three Byzantine era churches that were built in the area during the 14th century.[5] Evidence of ancient Cretan cultures have been found in excavations performed within sites contained in the Asterousia Mountains; moreover, one of the most significant Minoan sites on Crete has been excavated at nearby Phaistos to the north; apparently, the Phaistos palace was designed to permit views over the expansive Messara Plain and the Asterousi Mountains.[6] A further historical name for this range is reported by Encyclopædia Britannica as the Kofinos Range, named after the highest peak of Asteroussia, Kofinas (1231 m).[7]
Climate
Tris Ekklisies enjoys a sunny and warm Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) bordering a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). According to the data of the Cultural Association of Tris Ekklisies station, winters are extremely mild by Greece's standards with a mean annual temperature of 22.1 °C (71.8 °F).[8] In January 2025 it reached a mean minimum temperature of 14.7 °C (58.5 °F), which is the highest ever recorded in Greece during January.[9][10] In November 2025 it reached a mean minimum temperature of 20.0 °C (68.0 °F) for the first 11 days.[11]
| Climate data for Tris Ekklisies (15 m a.s.l.) Climate: Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) • USDA: 11a (5.3°C) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 64.7 (2.55) |
85.1 (3.35) |
30.6 (1.20) |
20.1 (0.79) |
17.1 (0.67) |
18.7 (0.74) |
3.8 (0.15) |
0.3 (0.01) |
29.7 (1.17) |
4.3 (0.17) |
72.8 (2.87) |
124.2 (4.89) |
471.4 (18.56) |
| Source: Cultural Association of Tris Ekklisies, CW (Dec 2022-Aug 2026) [12] | |||||||||||||