Athens Riviera
Athens Riviera is the coastal area in the southern suburbs of Athens, Greece from Piraeus to Sounio . It is located about 10 mi (16 km) from downtown Athens stretching from the southern suburbs of Athens to the southernmost point of Attica, Cape Sounio. According to the Greek National Tourism Organisation the main areas of the Athens Riviera are: the Floisvos Marina, Glyfada, Voula, Vouliagmeni, Lagonisi, Varkiza, Anavyssos and Sounio.[1]
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, the Athens Riviera has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (BSh) and lies in the transition zone between this climate and hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) of downtown Athens.[2] According to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service for the period 1955-1997 Elliniko , which is located in the Riviera, has a borderline semi-arid climate. Additionally according to the data for the period 1960-2004 the HNMS station of Piraeus shows a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).[3]
| Climate data for Athens,Elliniko, 10 m asl (1955-1997) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.04 (71.69) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.8 (73) |
22.8 (73) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.28 (57.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.3 (1.902) |
40.9 (1.61) |
39.7 (1.563) |
26.0 (1.024) |
15.2 (0.598) |
5.6 (0.22) |
5.2 (0.205) |
7.0 (0.276) |
9.6 (0.378) |
47.8 (1.882) |
55.4 (2.181) |
64.1 (2.524) |
364.8 (14.363) |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[4] | |||||||||||||
Access from Athens
By tram:
T1 line from Syntagma towards “Néo Fáliro” (Peace and Friendship Stadium station)
T2 line towards Voúla (Asklipiío Voúlas station).
T3 line departing from Voúla to Néo Fáliro.
By bus:
B3 route (Akadimia-Glyfáda, through Vouliagménis avenue)
E22 express bus (Akadimia-Saronida).
References
- ↑ "Athens Riviera". visitgreece.gr. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification" (PDF). Brock University. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Homogenization of mean monthly temperature series in Greece". International Journal of Climatology. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ↑ "Climatological Information for Athens Hellinikon, Greece". HNMS climatological table. Retrieved 29 May 2016.