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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 6:54:11 GMT -5
Here you go guys! Lindos in Rhodes is the warmest area of geographical Europe by far With an average annual temperature of almost 22.0°C according to the official climate database of the National Observatory of Athens (https://www.meteo.gr/climate/), Lindos beats any area in geographical Europe! In fact it beats areas outside of Europe which are way south of Lindos. A few examples: It is is even warmer annually than the Canary islands, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Brasilia, areas in N and S Okinawa, Heyuan (located in the Tropic of Cancer) and areas of metropolitan Taipei! It even ties Daytona Beach in Florida! In August 2021 it broke the all time European record for the warmest month in European history!  This is due to the constant hot foehn winds the leeward side of Rhodes experiences year round!  ![]()  |
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Post by Benfxmth on Jan 14, 2023 7:06:11 GMT -5
Good find! Granted it's a fairly short POR (less than 10 years), but I didn't think there's anywhere in Europe that's got an average low above 80°F in summer. It's probably legit based on the webcam pics/webcam, it's not a rooftop station: penteli.meteo.gr/stations/lindos/Welcome to our glorious forum BTW, I hope you'll like this place (I was the one who invited you)!  |
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Post by Beercules on Jan 14, 2023 7:13:22 GMT -5
This thread just made me lose the will to live
HOW THE FUCK IS THIS EVEN A THING
HOW THE FUCK
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:14:21 GMT -5
Good find! Granted it's a fairly short POR (less than 10 years), but I didn't think there's anywhere in Europe that's got an average low above 80°F in summer. I'm sure it's legit based on the webcam pics, it's not a rooftop station: penteli.meteo.gr/stations/lindos/Welcome to our glorious forum BTW, I hope you'll like this place (I was the one who invited you)! Thank you so much! I appreciate the invitation It's 10 years actually (2010-2019), even though a shorter period still meets the minimum updated WMO guidelines for a time series . You can get the data directly from the Climate Normals of the National Observatory of Athens www.meteo.gr/climate/It's a Davis fan aspirated station that belongs to the Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development of the National Observatory of Athens. I think a passive WMO station (non fan aspirated) in Lindos would actually record higher Ts to be honest! |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:15:56 GMT -5
This thread just made me lose the will to live HOW THE FUCK IS THIS EVEN A THING HOW THE FUCK Why wouldn't it be a thing? It's reliably the warmest area of geographical Europe annually It's not just a ''thing'' its a huge deal!!! |
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Post by Benfxmth on Jan 14, 2023 7:18:10 GMT -5
This thread just made me lose the will to live HOW THE FUCK IS THIS EVEN A THING HOW THE FUCK Why wouldn't it be a thing? It's reliably the warmest area of geographical Europe annually It's not a just ''thing'' its a huge deal!!! Mind you, Beercules is an avid heat lover and absolutely hates that other places at similar latitudes to where he lives (Renmark SA) get hotter summers than he does...lol! |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:23:05 GMT -5
Why wouldn't it be a thing? It's reliably the warmest area of geographical Europe annually It's not a just ''thing'' its a huge deal!!! Mind you, Beercules is an avid heat lover and absolutely hates that other places at similar latitudes to where he lives (Renmark SA) get hotter summers than he does...lol! Ren what? hehe Where is that exactly? Does Lindos beat it during the summer? |
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Post by Benfxmth on Jan 14, 2023 7:26:48 GMT -5
Mind you, Beercules is an avid heat lover and absolutely hates that other places at similar latitudes to where he lives (Renmark SA) get hotter summers than he does...lol! Ren what? hehe Where is that exactly? Does Lindos beat it during the summer? Nope, Renmark is way colder at night: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renmark,_South_Australia#Climate |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:30:59 GMT -5
Oh come on! Australia gets some really scorching summers. Have him move somewhere else where its hotter in Australia:)
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Post by Yahya Sinwar on Jan 14, 2023 7:36:19 GMT -5
Dubious . Very dubious brother. Sorry but I say only 50/50 chance this is accurate data
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:37:40 GMT -5
Also below is the explanation by the National Observatory of Athens of why Lindos gets so hot
Basically, year round foehn winds due to its location. In fact during the summer these winds are 24/7! I am not kidding but the Etesian winds in the Aegean are brutal in intensity during the summer...
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Post by AJ1013 on Jan 14, 2023 7:40:39 GMT -5
Impressively bad climate lol. Bone dry 95/82 is nightmarish. It’s probably quite humid too I’d imagine, at least sometimes.
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:42:02 GMT -5
Dubious . Very dubious brother. Sorry but I say only 50/50 chance this is accurate data Nah brother! The National Observatory of Athens has an excellent network of met stations. All Davis fan aspirated stations with impeccable maintenance. Below is the paper describing their network. Basically its Number 1 in Greece. Most weather enthusiasts in Greece almost ignore our national met service when it comes to data coming from NOA meteosearch.meteo.gr/Raw%20Materials/2017-Geoscience_Data_Journal-stations.pdf |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 14, 2023 7:45:08 GMT -5
Dubious . Very dubious brother. Sorry but I say only 50/50 chance this is accurate data dont be salty buddy , rhodes maded hottest climate in europe , 10/10 everybody clapping |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:45:59 GMT -5
It’s probably quite humid too I’d imagine, at least sometimes. Not at all! One of the least humid areas of the country. This is due to the constant foehn winds blowing during the summer. Yeah it is pretty hot but strangely enough it is bearable. I ve been there twice in the past. Ok you need an AC but you dont get that suffocating humidity feeling of everything sticking on your body. |
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Post by Cheeseman on Jan 14, 2023 7:52:27 GMT -5
So Europe does have worthwhile climates after all. Nice find! And welcome to the forum southathens! |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 7:56:28 GMT -5
So Europe does have worthwhile climates after all. Nice find! And welcome to the forum southathens ! Thank you! Come on we always had worthwhile climates in Europe  |
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Post by Cheeseman on Jan 14, 2023 7:58:48 GMT -5
So Europe does have worthwhile climates after all. Nice find! And welcome to the forum southathens ! Thank you! Come on we always had worthwhile climates in Europe Yep - southern Spain and Italy also have some very nice climates. I'd say this is my new favorite though  |
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Post by southathens on Jan 14, 2023 8:07:39 GMT -5
Thank you! Come on we always had worthwhile climates in Europe Yep - southern Spain and Italy also have some very nice climates. I'd say this is my new favorite though I guess its a matter of taste! But if you want really hot summers (on average) then Greece is the go to place. There is no country in Europe that can come even close to South Greece's summer averages. Take a look at Athens. Summer averages in July/August are around 30C the past decade. |
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Jan 14, 2023 11:58:25 GMT -5
southathens welcome to the forum and this is a great find! I'd love to visit the Greek islands (and mainland) soon. I'm an avid lover of dry heat, though I like cool to mild, and very rainy, winters. I'm gonna make some weatherboxes from the stations in West Greece, those are some of the best climates in the world for me!
And for the people that are saying Lindos would feel humid in the summer, I think not. It's as hot as it is due to persistent dry, downsloping winds. Windward stations on Rhodes could potentially record some fairly high dewpoints, but not Lindos probably.
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