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Average Weather For Paros, Greece

Paros has a hot semi-arid steppe climate. The area is covered by oceans and seas (84%) and croplands (16%). Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 9°C to 31°C and is rarely below 5°Cor above 33°C.

The daily average low

(blue) and high (red)

temperature with percentile bands (inner band from

25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th

to 90th percentile).

Source: https://weatherspark.com/averages/32199/Paros-South-Aegean-Greece

SunThe length of the day varies significantly over the course of the year. The shortest day is December 21with 9:37 hours of daylight; the longest day is June 20 with 14:43 hours of daylight.

Daily Hours of Daylight and Twilight

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line), with various degrees of daylight, twilight, and night, indicated by the color bands. From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray): full daylight, solar twilight (Sun is visible but less than 6° from the horizon), civil twilight (Sun is not visible but is less than 6° below the horizon), nautical twilight (Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon), astronomical twilight (Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon), and full night.

Source: https://weatherspark.com/averages/32199/Paros-South-Aegean-Greece

Source: http://www.holiday-weather.com/paros/averages/

Source: http://www.holiday-weather.com/paros/averages/

Source: https://www.wunderground.com/

Source: passages from the book “Parian Chronicles” by Fionnuala Brennan, Charlotte Carlin - Lulu.com, 2012

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The interview

Main parts of the interview

• Mrs Karpodini believes that there is not really any change in winters.

• She thinks that some winters the latest years were calmer, but this is probably connected with the world’s weather and global warming.

• Tourism has changed a lot the flora and fauna on the island, people now have to plant themselves.

The pupils who took the interview (Thanasis Balios and Thanasis Malalamatenios) are posing with the lovely lady Karpodini Argiro, aged 87, who shared her views with us.

Source: http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/

Nate Padavick and Salli S. Swindell

Comparing winters on Paros Island

Paros, February 2015, 10

beauforts winds

March 2015 (2 weeks after the 10 beauforts

winds of February)

CLIMATE Paros climate is temperate, like the

rest of the Cyclades Islands. Winters are mild and during summer

season the weather is sunny, hot with strong winds called meltemia, very appreciated by windsurfers .

Summer evenings are usually cooler, with a little humidity and you

will generally have the perfect weather for your holidays.

From the month of January to March, Paros Island’s temperatures vary from 11°C to 15°C, sometimes it goes above 25. During the spring

months the average temperature climbs up to 20-30°C. During

summer months the weather warms up offering hot temperatures with

Meltemia.

Winds on Paros, the main characteristic of its winters

Winds can be very strong during winter and cause many problems. Trees fell down, ships do not sail, roofs are destroyed.

Rain (showers), Paros winters

Traditionally, February is considered as the rainy month.

Snow, Paros winters

It is quite rare to snow on Paros, although it is not

weird to have some snowy days during Christmas,

especially villages at high altitude.

Paros winters (old

photos 1930-…)

1956

70’s

50’s

Source: fb page “Paros like”, Benaki

museum

Have winters on Paros Island changed through the years?

• Most of the residents believe that the weather conditions have not changed.

• Some claim that the winters nowadays are a bit calmer, but they also emphasize to the following facts:

• There are weather forecasts that can predict everything• Houses are built with better materials• Humidity, the no1 problem in winters, is dealt with stronger

built walls and dehumidifiers• Seasons on Greek islands have big differences with the

ones on the mainland. Their weather does not vary so much, winters are considered calm and summers cool and breezy.

Proverbs and quotes about weather and timeIf there is much rain in winter, the spring is generally dry.

When the cat turns towards the north and licks its face, the wind will soon blow from that direction.

Στον καταραμένο τόπο, το Μάη μήνα βρέχει. = At a cursed place, in May rains.

Του Γενάρη το φεγγάρι, ήλιος της ημέρας μοιάζει. = January’s moon looks like day’s sun.

Ο βρεγμένος τη βροχή δε τη φοβάται. = Someone who is wet, is not afraid of rain.

Ανεμομαζώματα, διαολοσκορπίσματα. = What wind collects, devils spreads (easy come, easy go)

Ο χρόνος φέρνει σοφία.Wisdom comes with age (time/years)

Ο χρόνος είναι χρήμα.Time is money.

Μάρτης είναι, χάδια κάνει, πότε κλαίει πότε γελάει. = March is, caresses does, either cries either laughes

Καθαρός ουρανός, αστραπές δε φοβάται. = Clean sky is not afraid of thunders (a clear conscience laughs at false accusations)

Ένας κούκος δε φέρνει την άνοιξη.One swallow does not bring spring.

Ο καιρός είναι γιατρός.Time heals all wounds.