Piraeus (Athens)
Greece
 

Passenger ship heaven: the port of Piraeus, Greece. Photo © 2005 Bart de Boer

 
Piraeus
Fast fact: Busy port city located 7km (5m) southwest of Athens, Greece
Coordinates: 37° 57′ 0″ N 23° 38′ 0″ E
Population: 176,000. Athens metropolitan area approx. 3.7 million
Official language: Greek
Currency: Euro
Time: GMT+2 (Helsinki, Athens, Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Pretoria)
Best time to visit: March - June & September - November
Don't miss: Ships, ships, ships! Oh, and Athens of course...
ShipParade links: Nautica - Eastern Mediterranean (2005)
. Silver Wind - Eastern Mediterranean (2004)
Other useful link: Athens Tourist Board
 
 

Piraeus climate chart

 Metric Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
 Avg. high (C) 13 13 16 20 25 29 32 32 29 23 18 14
 Avg. low (C) 6 7 8 11 15 20 22 22 19 14 11 8
 Avg. precip. (mm) 45.7 48.3 43.2 27.9 17.8 10.2 5.1 5.1 12.7 48.3 50.8 66.0
 
 English/US Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
 Avg. high (F) 55 56 60 68 77 85 90 90 84 73 65 58
 Avg. low (F) 43 44 47 52 59 68 72 72 66 58 52 46
 Avg. precip. (in) 1.80 1.90 1.70 1.10 0.70 0.40 0.20 0.20 0.50 1.90 2.00 2.60
 
 

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