The climate of Greece

The climate of Greece is influenced by the section of the country, course of the gebergten between the East - and West side, the relief and the immediacy of the sea. The coast regions show in general general typically Mediterranean climate appetites, viz. a hot dry summer and a gentle, mild winter. There this precipitate by western winds is invoked most, gets the West side of Greece of it much more than the East side. In the northwest in the Pindosgebergte fall annually average 1800 mm precipitate. In Athens on the other hand falls approx. 400 mm per year. There also large precipitate differences between the Ionian islands exist at west of the vasteland and the islands in the extreme east of the Aegean sea. In by mounts plains surround of Macedonia and thessalië in the inland country will take part in a conversation the continental influence clearly, which reaches expression in the lower winter temperatures and in a larger spacing of the precipitate over the whole year. Usually the precipitate in violent buien falls and as a result, has been restricted up to a small number of days. The annual quantities show large  . Summer is dry. Snow occurs in the wintertime especially on the mount tops of more than 1000 meters and in thessalië. Athens has average six days per year snow fall. Greece has the warmest climate of all Southern European countries with at least 300 zonnedagen per year. In august can the temperature to against the 40°C rise and senses it frequently very unpleasant in combination with air clogging. Generally its January and February the coldest months, July and august driest, November and December wettest. Etesische wind arises in the summer above the Aegean sea. It is a hard wind which blows concerning the Greek islands with a strength of 7 or 8 beaufort. In Turkey this wind stands confessed as Meltemi.