Perama
Municipality in Greece
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Perama (Greek: Πέραμα) is a coastal town and a suburb of Piraeus. It belongs to the Piraeus regional unit and is the southwestern limit of Athens-Piraeus urban area.[3][4] It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, and 14 km west of the center of Athens. The municipality has an area of 14.729 km2.[5] It forms the western terminus of the Port of Piraeus, and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to Salamis Island.[6]
Perama
Πέραμα | |
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Ships at Perama | |
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  Perama Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°34′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Piraeus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioannis Lagoudakos[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 14.729 km2 (5.687 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 25,628 |
| • Density | 1,740.0/km2 (4,506.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 188 63 |
| Area code | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.perama.gr |
The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named Peramaikos. The Battle of Salamis which took place in 480BC was located between the Salamis island and the mainland, part of which included Perama.
Historical population
| Year | Municipality |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 23,012 |
| 1991 | 24,119 |
| 2001 | 25,720 |
| 2011 | 25,389 |
| 2021 | 25,628 |
Climate
According to the station of the National Observatory of Athens Perama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh) with mild winters and hot summers.
| Climate data for Perama 45 m a.s.l. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
41.9 (107.4) |
42.1 (107.8) |
43.2 (109.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
43.2 (109.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
23.4 (74.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 51.8 (2.04) |
33.1 (1.30) |
31.1 (1.22) |
22.3 (0.88) |
19.7 (0.78) |
23.8 (0.94) |
6.9 (0.27) |
6.3 (0.25) |
38.5 (1.52) |
37.0 (1.46) |
60.5 (2.38) |
56.1 (2.21) |
387.1 (15.25) |
| Source 1: National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (Apr 2015 - Mar 2024) [7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Perama N.O.A station,[8] World Meteorological Organization[9] | |||||||||||||