Extreme Weather in Greece

Extreme weather can be a series of different things such as high winds, thunderstorms and extreme heat. It is hard to say the weather for the country as a whole. Even though Greece is a small country, between the islands there can be drastic changes. Overall, Greece has what is to be considered moderate climate. All of the seasons are what they should be but can be very dramatic. Greece is known by tourist to be a tropical warm paradise but that is only partially true in the spring and summer months. Other times of the year it can have extreme rainfall.

As far as extreme weather goes you will not find much of that in the Greek Islands. If you ever plan on visiting Greece many suggest to go sometime from May through August.
 Is said there can be extreme heat waives in the month of July with temperatures reaching 40 degrees (remember they go by celsius).

January of this year Northern Greece experienced a huge storm that came through bringing snow and and extreme winds reaching 10 beaufort! When big storms strike the islands the swell is a big fear. This storm had large waves crashing buildings, causing damage and traffic jams. The large swell caused over 50 boats to over turn. These type of storms typically only occur in the mist of winter.






http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/weather
http://greeklandscapes.com/travel/weather.html
https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-precipitation-Rainfall,Athens,Greece
http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/01/08/extreme-weather-conditions-hit-greece-video-waves-sweep-cars/


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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/greece-will-survive-but-will-the-euro-or-the-eu-2015-06-26