Greece Weather

• Alpine climates are experienced in Northwestern Greece (Central Greece, Epirus, Thessaly and Western Macedonia) as well as in some parts of the central Peloponnese.
  
  
• Mediterrean climates with mild but wet Winters and hot dry Summers are experienced in Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, Eastern Peloponessus and parts of the Sterea Ellada region.
  
  
• Temperate climates are experienced in other parts of Greece including Central and East Macedonia, and Thrace.
  
  
• The capital, Athens, lies on the boundary between the Mediterranean and temperate climate zones, and there is actually a noticeable difference between the northern suburbs (more temperate) and the southern and downtown areas (more Mediterranean).