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The climate in Greece is predominantly Mediterranean. However, due to the country's geography, Greece has a wide range of micro-climates and local variations. The Greek mainland is extremely mountainous, making Greece one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. [ 1][ 2] To the west of the Pindus mountain range, the climate is generally ...
The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures ever recorded in Greece. Greece has recorded a high temperature of 48.0 °C in Elefsina and Tatoi (both located in the Athens metropolitan area ). In June 2007, Monemvasia in mainland Greece recorded a minimum temperature of 35.9 °C. [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Gavdos is the southernmost island in Greece and all of Europe. The island has a borderline hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification: BSh ). Summers are constantly hot, with daily temperatures reaching around 33 °C (91 °F) in July and August. Extremes are occasional, sometimes reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F), and it has extremely ...
Kythira. / 36.25750°N 22.99750°E / 36.25750; 22.99750. Kythira ( / kɪˈθɪərə, ˈkɪθɪrə / kih-THEER-ə, KITH-irr-ə; Greek: Κύθηρα [ˈciθira] ), also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira, [ a] is an island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed ...
Crete is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Greece. 15% of all arrivals in Greece come through the city of Heraklion (port and airport), while charter journeys to Heraklion make up about 20% of all charter flights in Greece Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The number of hotel beds on the island increased by 53% in the ...
Andros. / 37.833°N 24.900°E / 37.833; 24.900. Andros ( Greek: Άνδρος, pronounced [ˈanðros]) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Euboea, and about 3 km (2 mi) north of Tinos. It is nearly 40 km (25 mi) long, and its greatest breadth is 16 km (10 mi).
The Global Weather Center's Cyclone Weather Center of the United States Air Force (USAF) initiated "Mediterranean Cyclone Advisories" on the cyclone at six-hour intervals starting at 1800 UTC on 27 January, until 0600 UTC on the following day. [60] Convection was most intense in the eastern sector of the cyclone as it drifted east-northeastward.
Paxos ( Greek: Παξός) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi ( Greek: Παξοί, pronounced / pækˈsiː / in English and [paˈksi] in Greek). The main town and the seat of the municipality is ...