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The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures ever recorded in Greece.
Greece holds the record for the highest maximum and highest minimum temperatures in
Continental Europe , with 48.0 °C in
Elefsina and
Tatoi (both located in the
Athens metropolitan area ) and with 35.9 °C in
Monemvasia respectively.
[1]
[2]
[3] On the 10th of July 1977
Almyros recorded 49.0 °C,
Volos ,
Velestino and Messara registered 48.0 °C
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7] while the second station in
Tatoi which belonged to the
National Observatory of Athens recorded 48.7 °C.
[8] These readings have not been confirmed.
[8]
On the night of the 11th of January 2021 the
World Meteorological Organization station in
Falasarna recorded a stunning temperature of 28.3 °C due to strong foehn winds while the minimum temperature for that day was 22.6 °C marking both the highest January temperature during a night and the highest January minimum temperature ever recorded in Greece.
[9]
[10]
[11]
Highest temperatures
Locations where temperature has reached or surpassed 46.0 °C (114.8 °F)
Elefsina holds the record for the highest temperature recorded in
Greece and Continental
Europe at 48.0 °C (118.4 °F)
Temperature
Location
Date Recorded
48.0 °C (118.4 °F)
[12]
[1]
Elefsina (Athens)
July 10, 1977
48.0 °C (118.4 °F)
[12]
Tatoi (Athens)
July 10, 1977
47.5 °C (117.5 °F)
[13]
Aspropyrgos (Athens)
June 26, 2007
47.5 °C (117.5 °F)
[12]
Nea Filadelfeia (Athens)
June 26, 2007
47.2 °C (117.0 °F)
[14]
[15]
Trikala (Thessaly)
August 23, 1958
47.1 °C (116.8 °F)
[16]
Lagkadas (Macedonia)
August 3, 2021
46.5 °C (115.7 °F)
[12]
Lamia (Central Greece)
July 19, 1973
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)
[12]
Argos (Peloponnese)
June 26, 2007
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)
[12]
[17]
Elefsina (Athens)
July 19, 1973
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)
[18]
Gytheio (Peloponnese)
July 23, 2023
46.3 °C (115.3 °F)
[19]
Argos (Peloponnese)
August 3, 2021
46.3 °C (115.3 °F)
[20]
Makrakomi (Central Greece)
August 2, 2021
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[21]
Avlonas (Attica)
July 26, 2023
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[12]
Nea Anchialos (Thessaly)
July 19, 1973
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[12]
Nea Filadelfeia (Athens)
June 26, 2007
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[16]
Makrakomi (Central Greece)
August 3, 2021
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[8]
Palaiochora (Crete)
Unknown date
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)
[12]
[22]
Nea Filadelfeia (Athens)
July 25, 2007
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)
[23]
Agia Triada, Phthiotis (Central Greece)
July 26, 2023
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)
[16]
Arfara (Peloponnese)
August 3, 2021
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)
[24]
Filothei (Athens)
August 3, 2021
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)
[12]
Tanagra (Central Greece)
July 19, 1973
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)
[12]
[22]
Argos (Peloponnese)
July 25, 2007
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)
[14]
Astros (Peloponnese)
June 26, 2007
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)
[8]
Sparta (Peloponnese)
August 24, 1924
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
[16]
Stylida (Central Greece)
August 3, 2021
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
[25]
Moires (Crete)
July 1, 2017
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
[12]
Ilion (Athens)
June 26, 2007
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
[26]
Amfissa (Central Greece)
July 23, 2023
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)
[27]
Kranidi (Peloponnese)
July 23, 2023
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)
[16]
Kranidi (Peloponnese)
August 3, 2021
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)
[12]
[28]
Elefsina (Athens)
June 24, 2007
Lowest temperatures
Locations where temperature has fell at or under −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)
Temperature
Location
Date Recorded
−27.8 °C (−18.0 °F)
[14]
Ptolemaida (Macedonia)
January 27, 1963
−25.1 °C (−13.2 °F)
[29]
Florina (Macedonia)
January 18, 2012
−25.0 °C (−13.0 °F)
[14]
Kavala (Macedonia)
January 27, 1954
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)
[14]
Florina (Macedonia)
February 4, 1929
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)
[14]
Serres (Macedonia)
January 27, 1963
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)
[14]
Kastoria (Macedonia)
December 19, 2001
−22.2 °C (−8.0 °F)
[30]
Florina (Macedonia)
January 16, 2012
−21.6 °C (−6.9 °F)
[14]
Larissa (Thessaly)
January 15, 1968
−21.4 °C (−6.5 °F)
[31]
Florina (Macedonia)
January 9, 1990
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)
[14]
Trikala (Thessaly)
December 19, 2001
All time highest minimum temperatures
Highest temperatures per month
Month
Location
Temperature
Date Recorded
January
Vryses
[44]
[45]
30.4 °C (87 °F)
January 1, 2010
February
Vryses
[46]
[47]
32.1 °C (90 °F)
February 20, 2010
March
Larissa
[48]
34.8 °C (95 °F)
March 27, 2001
April
Heraklion
[48]
37.5 °C (100 °F)
April 22, 2008
May
Plora
[48]
41.8 °C (107 °F)
May 16, 2020
June
Nea Filadelfeia
[12] and
Aspropyrgos
[13]
47.5 °C (117 °F)
June 26, 2007
July
Elefsina and
Tatoi
[12]
[1]
48.0 °C (118 °F)
July 10, 1977
August
Trikala
[14]
[15]
47.2 °C (117 °F)
August 23, 1958
September
Sivas and
Larissa
[49]
41.9 °C (107 °F)
September 5 and 7, 2015
October
Souda
[48]
[50]
40.0 °C (104 °F)
October 19, 1979
November
Sisi
[51]
[52]
[53]
35.1 °C (95 °F)
November 4, 2023
December
Heraklion and
Vryses
[48]
[54]
29.6 °C (85 °F)
December 1 and 2, 2010
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