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Greece has a Mediterranean climate; it generally speaking has warm, wet winters, and dry, hot summers (described in more detail below.
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Greek Climate Greece has a Mediterranean climate; it generally speaking has warm, wet winters, and dry, hot summers (described in more detail below. In winter the belt of low-pressure disturbances moving in from the North Atlantic shifts southward, bringing with it warm, moist, westerly winds. Squalls and spells of rain ruffle the Aegean, but sunshine often breaks through the clouds. As the low-pressure areas enter the Aegean region, they may draw in cold air from those eastern regions of the Balkans that, sheltered by the Dinaric mountain system from western influences, are open to climatic extremes emanating from the heart of Eurasia. This icy wind is known as the Boreas. Partly as a result, Thessaloniki has an average January temperature of 6° C, while Athens has 10° C and Irakleion 12° C. Warm winds, are similarly drawn in from the south. The western influences bring lots of rain to the...
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