Weather Review of 2024 for Monemvasia

By Dr. Nikos Mazarakis

Professor of Naval Meteorology

Photo by Nikos Mazarakis

2024 was a year with strong weather fluctuations but also with the absence of very strong phenomena. It will certainly stand out as the warmest year, at least since 2017, while the summer of 2024 was the warmest ever observed. In terms of rainfall, the year up to the end of October was nightmarish since the rains that had occurred were well below average. However, thanks to the abundant rains of November and December that followed, the amount of rainfall finally reached close to average. Climate change seems to be leaving its indelible marks on the environment of our country since for the first time the holly trees in our mountains dried up. This spring, although our mountains turned green again, many of the holly trees failed to recover and so the brown color on the slopes still remains. So let's take a detailed look at the weather forecast for 2024.

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