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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 (norther
by 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 agoIn 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 agoI 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 agoYeah, 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.