Terpsithea, Glyfada

Terpsithea (Τερψιθέα) is the northernmost settlement of the municipality of Glyfada in Athens, Greece. It lies on foot of the mountain Hymettus and has an altitude between 120 and 250 m. The name comes from the Greek words Terpsi+thea (τέρψη+θέα) and broadly means pleasure upon gazing, presumably due to the views from the area.

Climate

There is at least one automated meteorological station in Terpsithea, Glyfada, that gave the following averages (1995-2006):

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean max temp 12.1°C 13.2°C 15.0°C 19.1°C 26.1°C 30.9°C 33.4°C 33.0°C 27.5°C 22.4°C 17.7°C 13.8°C
Mean min temp 6.4°C 6.4°C 8.1°C 10.8°C 16.4°C 20.9°C 23.7°C 23.4°C 19.4°C 15.2°C 11.3°C 8.4°C
Days with precipitation 12.2 10.3 10.3 8 5.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 4.6 5.1 9.2 12.4
Snow days 3.1 3.5 2.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.6
Precipitation (mm) 81.8 47.0 78.6 34.5 15.7 4.5 12.1 6.1 21.6 35.2 97.6 88.2


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