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Unrelated but where in Greece does it routinely get to -20c? I'm wondering because was born and raised in Israel (similar climate to Greece) and even at the mo

by ido 5y ago

Unrelated but where in Greece does it routinely get to -20c? I'm wondering because was born and raised in Israel (similar climate to Greece) and even at the mountain tops -20c would be very rare (and there are generally no settlements of significant size at the peak of the tallest mountains, most people live in the valleys or coasts). Even in Germany where we live now (1000s of kilometers further north) -20c is very rare.

stavros 5y ago
It routinely goes to -20 C every winter in my hometown, near Florina. Granted, that's in the night, but we do walk around in that kind of weather. Luckily, it's not very humid, or it would have been extremely hard to go out. AFAIK Israel is quite a bit warmer than Greece, since you guys are much closer to Cyprus (and Cyprus has a noticeably warmer climate than us), no?
- ido 5y ago
  I think on the greek coasts the climate would be quite similar to both Cyprus and (coastal) Israel. And either way closer to that than where I now live (northern Germany)!
  - stavros 5y ago
    In general, Cyprus has much warmer summers than even Crete, for example, and much warmer seas. This is all anecdotal, but everyone I've heard (and from when I've traveled there), they're always having more and longer heat waves than us, and everyone comments about how warm the sea there is.
    - ido 5y ago
      I looked it up and it seems you're right! The summer highs in Nicosia[0] really are significantly warmer than in Heraklion[1]. I assumed it will be the same as Crete and Cyprus are at the same latitude and both are islands but there must be some other effects in play. In Germany in comparison you can go almost 1000km from south to north and the only difference in climate would be if you're on a mountain or the coast (two German cities at the same altitude will have more or less the same climate even if they are 100s of kilometers apart on the south-north axis). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia#Climate [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion#Climate
      - stavros 5y ago
        Yeah, I suspect there's something about the location that affects them, though I don't know what. Maybe just the position in the sea? Who knows... Also, you have been downvoted, no idea why though. I counter-upvoted.

by ido 5y ago

stavros 5y ago

It routinely goes to -20 C every winter in my hometown, near Florina. Granted, that's in the night, but we do walk around in that kind of weather. Luckily, it's not very humid, or it would have been extremely hard to go out. AFAIK Israel is quite a bit warmer than Greece, since you guys are much closer to Cyprus (and Cyprus has a noticeably warmer climate than us), no?

ido 5y ago
I think on the greek coasts the climate would be quite similar to both Cyprus and (coastal) Israel. And either way closer to that than where I now live (northern Germany)!
- stavros 5y ago
  In general, Cyprus has much warmer summers than even Crete, for example, and much warmer seas. This is all anecdotal, but everyone I've heard (and from when I've traveled there), they're always having more and longer heat waves than us, and everyone comments about how warm the sea there is.
  - ido 5y ago
    I looked it up and it seems you're right! The summer highs in Nicosia[0] really are significantly warmer than in Heraklion[1]. I assumed it will be the same as Crete and Cyprus are at the same latitude and both are islands but there must be some other effects in play. In Germany in comparison you can go almost 1000km from south to north and the only difference in climate would be if you're on a mountain or the coast (two German cities at the same altitude will have more or less the same climate even if they are 100s of kilometers apart on the south-north axis). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia#Climate [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion#Climate
    - stavros 5y ago
      Yeah, I suspect there's something about the location that affects them, though I don't know what. Maybe just the position in the sea? Who knows... Also, you have been downvoted, no idea why though. I counter-upvoted.