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Get the Corfu, Peloponnese Western Greece and the Ionian Island local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Köppen climate classification for Greece (Beck et. al 2023) The climate in Greece is predominantly Mediterranean. However, due to the country's complex 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.
[8] On the night of the 11th of January 2021 the National Observatory of Athens station in Falasarna recorded a stunning temperature of 28.3 °C due to strong Föhn winds while the minimum temperature for that day was 22.6 °C marking both the highest January temperature during a night and the highest January minimum temperature ever recorded ...
Corfu was liberated by British troops, specifically the 40th Royal Marine Commando, which landed in Corfu on 14 October 1944, as the Germans were evacuating Greece. [85] The Royal Navy swept the Corfu Channel for mines in 1944 and 1945, and found it to be free of mines. [ 86 ]
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The cyclone had strong potential to become tropical over the next several days due to warm sea temperatures of 27 to 28 °C (81 to 82 °F) in the region. Weather models predicted that it would likely hit the west coast of Greece on 17 or 18 September. Ianos gradually intensified over the Ionian Sea, acquiring an eye-like feature.
Corfu is hit by forest and bush fires. Tourists are evacuated from Corfu in response on the 25th. [63] Albania set its all-time high temperature record at 44 °C (111 °F) in Kuçovë on 24 July. [64] Wildfires hit Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece and southern Italy on the 26th and 27th.