In depth analysis of the Athens Riviera climate and palm potential

[southathens]

At this altitude you are prone to register lower Ts than the coastal areas of the Athens Riviera

[Phoenikakias]

Only problem is that in average temps coastal areas after Varkiza such as Lagonissi and Thymari-Katafygi, to name few,  are even colder than my place. And they are at sea level. How do you explain this?

[southathens]

22 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Only problem is that in average temps coastal areas after Varkiza such as Lagonissi and Thymari-Katafygi, to name few,  are even colder than my place. And they are at sea level. How do you explain this?

Annually speaking? Yes it might be true since less UHI and much lower summer maxes compared to more urban Athens. This has a serious impact on avg annual Ts

Edited January 26 by Manos33

[southathens]

Around 107 tropical nights per year in Downtown Athens for the period 1991-2020. This must be the highest in mainland Europe. The highest I can find in Iberia is 93 tropical nights per year in Cadiz.

Edited January 28 by Manos33

[southathens]

On 12/31/2023 at 1:39 PM, Manos33 said:

And here is a view of the Monemvasia WMO station.

Perfect set up as per WMO standards since the station is located on the ground overlooking the sea. 

Easily the area with the mildest winders in mainland Greece. Also probably one of the few locations in mainland Greece which straddles the 11a hardiness zone. Probably also the extreme SW tip of Peloponnese might also be 11a. It's a pity we don't have a station over there!

 

And below the updated climate data for Monemvasia

 

Btw one more interesting fact about Monemvasia is that on the 27th of June 2007 it registered a minimum T of 35.9C which makes it the record high minimum temperature both in mainland Greece and mainland Europe!

 

 

[southathens]

Also Monemvasia records 133 tropical nights per year...

Astonishing considering we are talking about mainland Europe here and that Tenerife is also around 130 tropical nights per year..

Monemvasia must be the record holder for highest number of tropical nights in mainland Europe. The Iberian peninsula barely manages 93 tropical nights.

Edited January 29 by Manos33

[Phoenikakias]

On 1/26/2024 at 7:54 PM, Manos33 said:

Annually speaking? Yes it might be true since less UHI and much lower summer maxes compared to more urban Athens. This has a serious impact on avg annual Ts

Manos, in the weather application of my smart phone appear two locations in Athens with some considerable T difference. Do you happen to know which are those locations?

[southathens]

probably Anavysos NOA is one of them

https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/anavyssos/

[Phoenikakias]

54 minutes ago, Manos33 said:

probably Anavysos NOA is one of them

https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/anavyssos/

No, Anavyssos is clearly a third station. For Athens there are clearly another two stations. Look carefully at the posted picture, it is a screenshot of application displaying 3 distinct T actual values according to a particular location.

[southathens]

56 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

No, Anavyssos is clearly a third station. For Athens there are clearly another two stations. Look carefully at the posted picture, it is a screenshot of application displaying 3 distinct T actual values according to a particular location.

This is random. I mean I have no idea what application you are using and even so these are not to be taken seriously.

Please visit NOA Attica live map to see exact conditions from official WMO stations

https://www.meteo.gr/attica/

We are currently experiencing the coldest day so far during 2023-2024 winter...

[Phoenikakias]

3 hours ago, Manos33 said:

This is random. I mean I have no idea what application you are using and even so these are not to be taken seriously.

Please visit NOA Attica live map to see exact conditions from official WMO stations

https://www.meteo.gr/attica/

We are currently experiencing the coldest day so far during 2023-2024 winter...

Yet application data seem pretty accurate, when I compare them with car's thermometer.

[southathens]

Yeah car Ts not really reliable 

[southathens]

On 1/29/2024 at 2:40 AM, Manos33 said:

 

Btw one more interesting fact about Monemvasia is that on the 27th of June 2007 it registered a minimum T of 35.9C which makes it the record high minimum temperature both in mainland Greece and mainland Europe!

 

 

😂