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Climate
 
CLIMATE

Greece has a Mediterranean climate with plenty of sunshine, mildtemperatures and a limited amount of rainfall. Due to the country'sgeographical position, its rugged relief and its distribution betweenthe mainland and the sea, there is great variation in Greece's climate.In summer, the dry hot days are cooled by seasonal winds called themeltemi, while mountainous regions have generally lower temperatures.The winters are mild in lowland areas, with a minimum amount of snow andice, yet, mountains are usually snow-covered. Moreover, a commonphenomenon is the occurrence of different climactic conditions duringthe same season (for instance, mild heat in coastal areas and cooltemperatures in mountainous regions).

Greece's main meteorological data are given below (Source: NationalMeteorological Service)

Temperature
Average temperatures (°C)

Athens
Corfu
Heraklion
Rhodes
Santorini
Thessaloniki
Serres
JAN
10,3
9,7
12,1
11,8
11,2
5,0
3,9
FEB
10,7
10,3
12,3
12,0
11,2
6,6
6,2
MAR
12,4
12,0
13,6
13,6
12,6
9,7
9,6
APR
16,0
15,0
16,6
16,6
15,5
14,2
14,2
MAY
20,7
19,6
20,3
20,6
19,1
19,4
19,6
JUN
25,1
23,8
24,3
24,7
23,3
24,2
24,3
JUL
27,9
26,4
26,1
26,9
25,4
26,5
26,3
AUG
27,7
26,2
26,0
27,0
24,8
25,9
25,3
SEP
24,2
22,7
23,4
24,6
22,5
21,7
21,6
OCT
19,4
18,4
20,0
20,6
19,0
16,1
15,5
NOV
15,5
14,3
16,7
16,5
15,4
11,0
9,2
DEC
12,2
11,2
13,9
13,4
12,7
6,8
5,0

 

Rainfall-Humidity
Relative humidity  (%)

Athens
Corfu
Heraklion
Rhodes
Santorini
Thessaloniki
Serres
JAN
68,9
74,8
68,0
70,6
71,6
75,8
77,1
FEB
68,3
74,1
66,2
69,8
70,9
73,0
71,7
MAR
68,3
73,0
66,1
69,0
72,3
72,9
68,9
APR
62,8
72,3
62,0
66,3
69,8
68,5
63,2
MAY
59,5
69,1
61,0
63,6
67,6
64,3
59,8
JUN
53,4
63,0
56,6
57,6
62,5
56,3
53,8
JUL
47,6
59,1
56,7
56,4
59,9
53,6
51,7
AUG
47,3
61,3
58,1
58,9
62,0
55,4
54,5
SEP
53,7
69,7
61,5
60,8
65,9
62,5
59,5
OCT
61,9
74,3
65,7
67,0
70,1
70,4
69,6
NOV
68,9
77,3
67,6
72,0
72,1
77,3
76,8
DEC
70,1
76,7
67,8
72,7
72,0
77,8
80,2


Sunshine
Average daily sunshine (in hours)

Athens
Heraklion
Rhodes
Thessaloniki
JAN
4.12'
3.48'
4.24'
3.06'
FEB
4.48'
4.18'
5.12'
3.30'
MAR
5.54'
5.42'
6.36'
4.48'
APR
7.42'
7.36'
8.00'
6.48'
MAY
9.24'
9.42'
10.00'
8.06'
JUN
11.12'
11.42'
11.42'
9.54'
JUL
11.42'
12.00'
12.06'
10.30'
AUG
11.00'
11.12'
11.30'
9.30'
SEP
9.12'
9.24'
10.06'
7.42'
OCT
6.42'
6.24'
7.48'
5.18'
NOV
5.06'
5.00'
5.54'
3.54'
DEC
3.54'
3.54'
4.30'
3.18'
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