Terpsithea, Glyfada

Terpsithea(Τερψιθέα) is the northernmost settlement of the municipality of Glyfada in Athens, Greece. It lies in a valley run by the Mavrovounia hills/mountains and has an altitude between 120 and 180 m. The name comes from the Greek words Terpsi+thea (Τέρψη+θέα) and means pleasure, fun, gaze. It lies on foot of the mountain Ymittos

Climate

There is at least one automated meteorological station in Terpsithea that gives 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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