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Climate in Greece

An important issue if we want to go to Greece is to get acquainted with the local climate. Greece is famous for high temperatures and very intense sun. There is a Mediterranean subtropical climate with long, hot, and dry summers and mild and humid winters. The average sea temperature in Greece is 20 ° C. The average temperatures in individual months in January – February are 13-14 ° C during the day and 6-7 ° C at night. On the other hand, the water temperature ranges from 14-15 ° C. March-April: 16-19 ° C, 8-12 ° C at night, and the water temperature 19-22 ° C. July-August: 30-32 ° C, 21-23 ° C at night, and the water temperature 24-25 ° C. September-October: 23-26 ° C, 15-19 ° C at night, and the water temperature 21-24 ° C. In the last months of November-December, the average air temperature is 15-19 ° C, 9-12 ° C at night, and the water temperature is 16-19 ° C.

Rainfall in Greece is not abundant, and in summer it occurs sporadically. In the summer months, on the Aegean islands, rainfall occurs very rarely, it happens that during the entire summer period it can rain for only three days. Far from the coast, the air is very clear on the mainland due to a lack of moisture, while the islands have high humidity, which results in a milder climate and temperature. The Meltemi wind blows over the Aegean Sea in summer, also called mainly by the Greeks anesthesia. It is a mild and dry breeze that blows in the warm season from June to October. This wind has a „cooling" effect in hot weather there. Unfortunately, the consequence of meltemia is the formation of quite large and high waves at sea.

The Greek flora was devastated and significantly changed by people and economic activities,
which is why today it accounts for only 20% of the country's area. It depends on the location – the continental part is different from the islands. Due to the geographical extent and high temperatures, plants begin flowering in the south as early as January, and autumn crocuses
and violets only drop their buds in December. If you traveled from south to north all year
round, Greece would seem like an everlasting country in several ways: once orchids, sea
daffodils, and anemones, then heather, lavender, crocuses, and fragrant thyme. Greece's flora reigns supreme in the spring months. The hills of Greece are rich in aromatic herbs such as
sage, rosemary, thyme, and lavender. The orchids that sparkle with all the colors of the
rainbow make a special impression. In the south, there are oaks, chestnuts, and cypresses
typical of the Mediterranean climate.

When it comes to fauna, it occurs in the richest form in mountainous areas, usually we meet such animals as deer, wild boar, chamois, brown bears, wolves and jackals, and deer. Amphibians and reptiles, such as chameleons, sea turtles, and snakes, are also very common in Greece, especially in the northern part. Typical birds found in Greece include storks, kestrels, swifts, swallows, and numerous aquatic animals. There are, for example, mackerel, octopus, eels and many others in the area.