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Mainland Greece records a very high number of tropical nights reaching locally over 130 in Monemvasia while the islands can climb over 150 tropical nights in Kastellorizo. Winter average temperatures locally reach over 15.0 °C (59.0 °F) in the Dodecanese and below −3.0 °C (26.6 °F) in mountainous areas. [7]
It’s just like Greece in summertime, only it’s winter,” the waiter joked as he presented me with the whopping €13 (£11) bill. Read more: The best ski resorts for late season snow
An image of the Gulf Stream's path and its related branches The average number of days per year with precipitation The average amount of sunshine yearly (hours). The climate of western Europe is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which keeps mild air (for the latitude) over Northwestern Europe in the winter months, especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom and coastal Norway.
Travel was restricted to vehicles with snow chains in parts of northern Greece on Friday, January 4, as a winter storm dumped heavy snow over the Macedonia region. Heavy trucks were temporarily ...
The February 2021 Greek cold wave was a cold wave over Greece, named Cold Front Medea, that arrived on February 13, 2021, and lasted through February 16. [2] [3] The cold wave brought strong winds, with gusts over 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), and the heaviest snowfall Northern Greece had experienced since 2008. [4]
This winter was the hottest on record for Greece, according to data analysed by Greek scientists, threatening the viability of crops and raising fears of another summer of devastating wildfires.
Elpis, or Elpida in Greece, was a windstorm and blizzard that affected most of the Eastern Mediterranean in late January 2022. The storm caused blizzard conditions in northern Turkey and mountainous areas of Greece, as well as accumulating snowfall in milder locations further south, such as Athens, Antalya and Israel.
Snow then pushed into Turkey where it wreaked havoc in Istanbul and forced the city's airport to close on Monday. Late Monday, thundersnow was rep Deadly winter storm wreaks havoc in Greece, Turkey