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Athens lies on the coast, surrounded by pretty hilly topography, yet it's July max is a pretty hot 33.5C/91.8F. I know they're more maritime, but i've checked stats for the Greek islands and they're in the high 20s (Heraklion, Crete, 28.5C). I don't have stats for Corinth but I assume cooler than Athens. Is Athens just a lot more continental in summer/prone to heatwaves from the Balkans than points further south? I mean Beirut and Tel Aviv both have July highs below 30C/86F, yet would be equally prone to heatwaves. Is the water in the sheltered bay just warmer in Athens?
Also isn't it surprising how humid the eastern Mediterranean is in summer? It's rainless but humidity levels are high. Also in the Gulf. Must be a pretty oppressive climate, humidity but now thunderstorms/rain to cool things off.
Interesting. I think it's the region. I don't know the weather there that well, but I know that many cities on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast and Cyprus (well, not Paphos) are equally hot. Winds may play a huge factor.
I love reading the forecasts from Athens.
Easily one of the best climates for anywhere greater than 35 degrees from the equator.
It's almost like a drier version of Myrtle Beach, SC's typical weather.
Makes Rome, Italy look chilly.
I wonder if Galaxyman would prefer Athens weather to Melbourne weather.
I love reading the forecasts from Athens.
Easily one of the best climates for anywhere greater than 35 degrees from the equator.
It's almost like a drier version of Myrtle Beach, SC's typical weather.
Makes Rome, Italy look chilly.
I wonder if Galaxyman would prefer Athens weather to Melbourne weather.
Athen's summer overnight lows are warmer than Melbourne's highs for ****s sake
On e thing I cant understand is how the hell is Nicosia average 37C in summer when it's on a relatively small island at 36N?
Dubai shouldn't be as hot due to the nearby sea but there are other factors.
Just like Athens, high pressure if i'm right is a dominate feature in summer in mediterranean climates so the air will just get warmer. Also Athens is located in an enclosed sea so temperatures can get higher due to less mixing of cooler waters to replace the warmer water.
To compare lisbon is on the same latitude but is much cooler due to the cooling effect of the OPEN Atlatic ocean.
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Dubai shouldn't be as hot due to the nearby sea but there are other factors.
Just like Athens, high pressure if i'm right is a dominate feature in summer in mediterranean climates so the air will just get warmer. Also Athens is located in an enclosed sea so temperatures can get higher due to less mixing of cooler waters to replace the warmer water.
To compare lisbon is on the same latitude but is much cooler due to the cooling effect of the OPEN Atlatic ocean.
People underestimate the ocean temperatures in how hot/cold a climate can be. Take the coast of California in summer. Eureka's July high is a chilly 64F or so! That's cooler than Anchorage, two thousand km away. Whereas a few miles inland it's closer to 80F. The Persian Gulf gets extremely hot in summer, along with the Red Sea some of the highest SST's in the world, typically 32'C+, beginning to feel like a warm bath. Ever been swimming in the tropics, maybe the Caribbean? Well imagine something hotter still, with no 'coolness' whatsoever when you get into the water. Couple that with the heat of Arabia and you'll understand Dubai's oppressive heat.
People underestimate the ocean temperatures in how hot/cold a climate can be. Take the coast of California in summer. Eureka's July high is a chilly 64F or so! That's cooler than Anchorage, two thousand km away. Whereas a few miles inland it's closer to 80F. The Persian Gulf gets extremely hot in summer, along with the Red Sea some of the highest SST's in the world, typically 32'C+, beginning to feel like a warm bath. Ever been swimming in the tropics, maybe the Caribbean? Well imagine something hotter still, with no 'coolness' whatsoever when you get into the water. Couple that with the heat of Arabia and you'll understand Dubai's oppressive heat.
Yeah, also Mar del Plata at 36S and with cool summers, specially compared to Athens one, and thats because atlantic ocean there its so cool (between 17 and 20c in summer, much cooler in other seasons, if it gets a cold current from antartica it can get also much cooler in summer too).
The thing that makes the most difference is how deep the sea is. The Persian Gulf is extremely shallow and marshy so it doesn't have a maritime influence at all, also as other people have already said small and/or shallow bodies of water get hot quickly.
Judging from google maps the sea around Athens doesn't seem that deep either
There are other examples in the world where a body of water does not produce a considerable maritime effect (Adriatic Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea to some extent)
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