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Originally Posted by Botev1912
I went to Greece in July 2008. On the coast (Kavala) it was 32C, and inland (Drama) the temperature was 40C
That is not uncommon Mediterranean climates, especially when the sea is cool and the land hot. Here it might be 42C in Perth and like 26C in Rottnest Island, 25 km offshore.
That is not uncommon Mediterranean climates, especially when the sea is cool and the land hot. Here it might be 42C in Perth and like 26C in Rottnest Island, 25 km offshore.
Also I've seen overnight lows something like 2-3C in Perths suburbs, but 14-15C on Rottnest Island. Quite an extreme difference over a 20km distance!
That is not uncommon Mediterranean climates, especially when the sea is cool and the land hot. Here it might be 42C in Perth and like 26C in Rottnest Island, 25 km offshore.
The water's temperature was at least 30C. It was very warm!
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The water's temperature was at least 30C. It was very warm!
Interesting that happened in Greece too. The Eastern Mediterranean is the warmest part and not so influenced by cooler sea temps like in Spain. That's why Athens is so hot (median July of 28C), hotter than Algiers, in fact. A sea temp of 30C that far north is amazingly high.
Bulgaria is further north. It is hotter than Greece in the summer (30-40C), spring (15-30C), fall (15-25C) and the Black sea temperature in the summer is 25-26C.
Bulgaria is further north. It is hotter than Greece in the summer (30-40C), spring (15-30C), fall (15-25C) and the Black sea temperature in the summer is 25-26C.
A quick check of climate means contradicts that, with none of the places as warm as (eg) Athens in any season of the year.
I have lived there, so I know how hot it gets in the summer. Yes winters are very cold, colder than Greece and even Seattle and London Plovdiv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
don't know mate, Athens has a January average of around 11C if I'm not mistaken, and most of northern coast of Africa about 29-33C average high in july and only around 15-17C in winter....with the occasional heat burst...somewhat like Melb...
That being said, I'd take Athens' average July high of 32C anytime over Melbourne's pathetic 26C
Athens is not the warmest/hottest part of Greece,
nor near the southernmost part any more than Townsville, QLD being the warmest/hottest/furthest north town in Oz.
Crete is half Greek too.
Other places that would fall into the 15+ C winters and 35+ summers are islands like Malta and Sicily.
*If you don't think north Africa can be HOOOOTTT north of the 30th parallel, check out Libya.
Other places that are surprisingly warm/hot for their latitudes:
- Iraq... Bagdad's winters are about 20 C and summers are about 45 C; it's approximately around the 35th parallel.
- Beijing, China. It's like 39.5 degrees north, yet its summers average around 32 C or higher (I forgot the stats),
but today's forecast was 35 C AND overcast!
I would never want to live anywhere that has summer like weather all year round. I would not mind having a vacation home in one of these places, but I could never see myself settling down permanently in a place where winter like weather basically does not exist.
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