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The island's geographical location is responsible for its climactic
range with mild winters and warm summers cooled by a system of seasonal
breezes popularly called "meltemia".
An
outstanding feature of the Greek climate is its ample sunshine,
estimated to be 3,000 hours per year.
| Average Temperatures
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| Months |
Athens & Southern Greece |
Thessaloniki & Northern
Greece |
| January |
52o F - 12o C |
45o F - 8o C |
| February |
54o F - 13o C |
51o F - 11o C |
| March |
58o F - 15o C |
54o F - 13o C |
| April |
65o F - 19o C |
65o F - 19o C |
| May |
74o F - 24o C |
74o F - 24o C |
| June |
86o F - 30o C |
86o F - 30o C |
| July |
92o F - 33o C |
90o F - 32o C |
| August |
92o F - 33o C |
90o F - 32o C |
| September |
82o F - 28o C |
80o F - 27o C |
| October |
72o F - 23o C |
69o F - 21o C |
| November |
63o F - 18o C |
58o F - 15o C |
| December |
56o F - 14o C |
50o F - 10o C |
| Precipitation |
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Rainfall
(Ave. no of days) |
Sunshine
(Total hrs / month) |
| Spring |
March |
11 |
185 |
| April |
9 |
233 |
| May |
8 |
264 |
| Summer |
June |
5 |
307 |
| July |
2 |
361 |
| August |
3 |
342 |
| Fall |
September |
4 |
275 |
| October |
9 |
210 |
| November
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12 |
143 |
| Winter |
December |
14 |
117 |
| January |
14 |
124 |
| February |
12 |
138 |
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