List of extreme temperatures in Greece

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The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures ever recorded in Greece.

Greece has recorded a high temperature of 48.0 °C in Elefsina and Tatoi (both located in the Athens metropolitan area). In June 2007, Monemvasia in mainland Greece recorded a minimum temperature of 35.9 °C.[1][2][3]

The lowest temperature ever recorded was -27.8 °C in Ptolemaida on the 27th of January 1963 (a sinkhole in Kechroti recorded -35.3 °C in January 2012).[4][5]

According to the national press of the time, on the 10th of July 1977 the Hellenic National Meteorological Service station in Almyros recorded 49.0 °C, the second station in Tatoi (belonging to the National Observatory of Athens) recorded 48.7 °C [6] and the stations in Volos, Velestino and Messara[vague] registered 48.0 °C (these readings have not been confirmed).[7][8][9][10]

On the night between 25 and 26 of June 2007 the temperature did not drop below 38.0 °C in the Palaiochora National Observatory of Athens station.[11] On the night of the 11th of January 2021 the National Observatory of Athens station in Falasarna recorded a temperature of 28.3 °C due to strong Föhn 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.[12] [13][14]

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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)
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Temperature Location Date Recorded
48.0 °C (118.4 °F)[15][1] Elefsina (Athens) July 10, 1977
48.0 °C (118.4 °F)[15] Tatoi (Athens) July 10, 1977
47.5 °C (117.5 °F)[16] Aspropyrgos (Athens) June 26, 2007
47.5 °C (117.5 °F)[15] Nea Filadelfeia (Athens) June 26, 2007
47.2 °C (117.0 °F)[4][17] Trikala (Thessaly) August 23, 1958
47.1 °C (116.8 °F)[18][note 1] Lagkadas (Macedonia) August 3, 2021
46.5 °C (115.7 °F)[15] Lamia (Central Greece) July 19, 1973
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)[15] Argos (Peloponnese) June 26, 2007
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)[15][19] Elefsina (Athens) July 19, 1973
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)[20] Gytheio (Peloponnese) July 23, 2023
46.3 °C (115.3 °F)[21] Argos (Peloponnese) August 3, 2021
46.3 °C (115.3 °F)[22] Makrakomi (Central Greece) August 2, 2021
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[23] Avlonas (Attica) July 26, 2023
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[15] Nea Anchialos (Thessaly) July 19, 1973
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[15] Nea Filadelfeia (Athens) June 26, 2007
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[24] Makrakomi (Central Greece) August 3, 2021
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[15][25] Nea Filadelfeia (Athens) July 25, 2007
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[26] Palaiochora (Crete) Unknown date
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)[27] Agia Triada, Phthiotis (Central Greece) July 26, 2023
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)[24] Arfara (Peloponnese) August 3, 2021
46.1 °C (115.0 °F)[28] Filothei (Athens) August 3, 2021
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[15] Tanagra (Central Greece) July 19, 1973
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[15][25] Argos (Peloponnese) July 25, 2007
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[4] Astros (Peloponnese) June 26, 2007
46.0 °C (114.8 °F)[29] Sparta (Peloponnese) August 24, 1924
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[30] Magoula (Athens) August 3, 2021
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[24] Stylida (Central Greece) August 3, 2021
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[31] Moires (Crete) July 1, 2017
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[15] Ilion (Athens) June 26, 2007
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[32] Amfissa (Central Greece) July 23, 2023
45.9 °C (114.6 °F)[33] Kranidi (Peloponnese) July 23, 2023
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[24] Kranidi (Peloponnese) August 3, 2021
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[15][34] Elefsina (Athens) June 24, 2007
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[35] Skala, Messenia (Peloponnese) July 25, 2025
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Notes

  1. The Lagkadas record has been removed for unknown reasons from the meteosearch database of the National Observatory of Athens .

Highest temperatures per month

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Month
Location Temperature Date Recorded
January Vryses[36][37] 30.4 °C (87 °F) January 1, 2010
February Vryses[38][39] 32.1 °C (90 °F) February 20, 2010
March Fodele[40][41] 34.9 °C (95 °F) March 16, 2025
April Heraklion[42] 37.5 °C (100 °F) April 22, 2008
May Plora [42] 41.8 °C (107 °F) May 16, 2020
June Nea Filadelfeia[15] and Aspropyrgos[16] 47.5 °C (117 °F) June 26, 2007
July Elefsina and Tatoi[15][1] 48.0 °C (118 °F) July 10, 1977
August Trikala[4][17] 47.2 °C (117 °F) August 23, 1958
September Larissa and Sivas [43] 41.9 °C (107 °F) September 5 and 7, 2015 respectively
October Souda[42][44] 40.0 °C (104 °F) October 19, 1979
November Fodele[45][46][note 1] 35.2 °C (95 °F) November 4, 2023
December Vryses and Heraklion[42][47] 29.6 °C (85 °F) December 1 and 2, 2010 respectively
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Notes

  1. Also 35.1 °C (95 °F) in Sisi on the same day widely sourced as a record ,

Highest minimum temperatures

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Temperature Location Date Recorded
37.0 °C (98.6 °F)[48][49] Kythira July 4, 1998
36.2 °C (97.2 °F)[50] Kythira June 26, 2007
36.0 °C (96.8 °F)[51] Kythira June 27, 2007
35.9 °C (96.6 °F)[2][52] Monemvasia June 27, 2007
35.8 °C (96.4 °F)[53] Palaiochora June 27, 2007
35.8 °C (96.4 °F)[54] Tympaki August 4, 2021
35.2 °C (95.4 °F)[2][55] Plakias August 3, 2021
35.2 °C (95.4 °F)[2][56] Palaiochora August 4, 2021
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Lowest temperatures

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Some locations where temperature fell at or under −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)
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Temperature Location Date Recorded
−27.8 °C (−18.0 °F)[4] Ptolemaida (Macedonia) January 27, 1963
−25.1 °C (−13.2 °F)[57] Florina (Macedonia) January 18, 2012
−25.1 °C (−13.2 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 17, 2012
−25.1 °C (−13.2 °F)[59] Neos Kafkasos (Macedonia) February 16, 2021
−25.0 °C (−13.0 °F)[4] Kavala (Macedonia) January 27, 1954
−24.5 °C (−12.1 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 16, 2012
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[4] Florina (Macedonia) February 4, 1929
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 8, 2019
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[4] Serres (Macedonia) January 27, 1963
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F)[4] Kastoria (Macedonia) December 19, 2001
−22.7 °C (−8.9 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 16, 2012
−22.4 °C (−8.3 °F)[58] Kastoria (Macedonia) January 6, 1993
−22.4 °C (−8.3 °F)[58] Neos Kafkasos (Macedonia) January 6, 2019
−22.2 °C (−8.0 °F)[60] Florina (Macedonia) January 16, 2012
−22.0 °C (−7.6 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 6, 1993
−21.6 °C (−6.9 °F)[4] Larissa (Thessaly) January 15, 1968
−21.4 °C (−6.5 °F)[61] Florina (Macedonia) January 9, 1990
−21.4 °C (−6.5 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 6, 2019
−21.3 °C (−6.3 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 8, 2017
−21.1 °C (−6.0 °F)[58] Florina (Macedonia) January 20, 1967
−21.0 °C (−5.8 °F)[4] Trikala (Thessaly) December 19, 2001
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Lowest temperatures per month

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Month
Location Temperature Date Recorded
January Ptolemaida (Macedonia)[4] −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F) 27 January 1963
February Neos Kafkasos (Macedonia)[59] −25.1 °C (−13.2 °F) 16 February 2021
March Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] −19.1 °C (−2 °F) 11 March 2022
April Kastoria (Macedonia)[62] −14.0 °C (7 °F) 8 April 2003
May Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] −4.6 °C (24 °F) 6 May 2011
June Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] −0.6 °C (31 °F) 1 June 2021
July Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] 2.6 °C (37 °F) 8 July 2010
August Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] 1.7 °C (35 °F) 23 August 2017
September Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] −4.5 °C (24 °F) 27 September 2018
October Kajmakčalan (Macedonia)[59] −10.0 °C (14 °F) 16 October 2011
November Seli (Macedonia)[63] −13.2 °C (8 °F) 30 November 2016
December Kastoria (Macedonia)[4] −-23.0 °C (73 °F) 19 December 2001
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Sinkholes

Sinkholes lowest temperatures

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Temperature Location Date Recorded
−35.3 °C (−31.5 °F)[59] Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole) 17 January 2012
−33.1 °C (−27.6 °F)[59] Mount Parnassus (Sesi sinkhole) 17 January 2012
−32.9 °C (−27.2 °F)[59] Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole) 8 January 2015
−32.8 °C (−27.0 °F)[59] Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole) 9 January 2017
−32.5 °C (−26.5 °F)[59] Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole) 26 January 2011
−31.6 °C (−24.9 °F)[59] Mount Parnassus (Sesi sinkhole) 15 February 2015
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Sinkholes lowest temperatures per month

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Month
Location Temperature Date Recorded
January Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole)[59] −35.3 °C (−32 °F) 17 January 2012
February Mount Parnassus (Sesi sinkhole)[59][64] −31.6 °C (−25 °F) 15 February 2015
March Mount Parnassus (Vathistalos sinkhole)[59] −28.1 °C (−19 °F) 13 March 2022
April Mount Parnassus (Sesi sinkhole)[59] −15.3 °C (4 °F) 7 April 2023
May Mount Parnassus (Iraklis site)[59] −10.1 °C (14 °F) 9 May 2015
June Mount Parnassus (Vathistalos sinkhole)[59] −5.8 °C (22 °F) 3 June 2021
July Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole)[59] −4.4 °C (24 °F) 4 July 2012
August Mount Parnassus (Vathistalos sinkhole)[65] −3.8 °C (25 °F) 29 August 2025
September Mount Parnassus (Vathistalos sinkhole)[59] −11.3 °C (12 °F) 25 September 2022
October Mount Parnassus (Sesi sinkhole)[59] −18.3 °C (−1 °F) 20 October 2011
November Mainalo (Kechroti sinkhole)[59] −17.9 °C (0 °F) 21 November 2011
December Mount Parnassus (Vathistalos sinkhole)[59] −27.9 °C (−18 °F) 23 December 2021
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