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The climate in Greece is generally mild – it is even known
to be one of the most pleasant in the world and sun usually shines
300 days a year.
Southern Greece enjoys a relatively mild winter, with temperatures
averaging around 13 to 16 C, and hot and dry summers (30 to 40 C).
It seldom snows and if it does like in 2001, people get all excited
and enjoy the rare phenomenon.
The hot summer temperatures are normally cooled by the north winds,
which make the hot evenings more pleasant and get Greeks to sit
outside for hours to relax and enjoy the cool, scented breeze.
Northern Greece instead has very cold winters with plenty of snow.
Summers, however, are very hot and humid.
From October to April rain can be expected every day, but this does
not mean that autumn, winter and spring are not good periods to
visit Greece. On the contrary, because of the rain nature comes
to life again and gives the country a delightful touch. Also the
ruins which usually are dry and unicoloured, in spring and autumn
are covered with grass and little, colorful flowers.
The best time to visit Greece is April to June, where temperatures
are pleasant, flora begins blooming, the air is fresh and clear
and – the kids are in school, so it is much quieter.
Because of the mild climate Greece has a lot of agriculture, which
means that vegetables, fruits and olive oil are always fresh and
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Try to avoid doing a lot of sightseeing between 12am and 4pm in summer days, because temperatures are very high. If so, do not forget your hat and sunglasses
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Every year thousands of tourists get badly sun burned by trying to tan too quickly or not using sun blocks while sunbathing because they underestimate the strong sunshine - so be very careful and try to avoid the sun from 12am to 3pm!!
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