Astros, Greece
Astros
Άστρος | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | 220 01 |
| Area code(s) | 27550 |
Astros (
Argos to the south. Its port, Paralio Astros
lies 4 km to the northeast of the inland town.
History
The name of the town, built during the Greek War of Independence, is supposed to be taken from the ancient settlement Astron, mentioned in Ptolemy's Geography.[2]
Astros was the site of the
Petros Mavromichalis. This assembly produced the first constitution
of Modern Greece.
The town
The town has an
amphitheater
built into the hillside.
Geography
Geology
Astros is located in east-central Peloponnese. Much of its land is rocky and bushy and unsuitable for cultivation, but there are some farms and groves in low-lying areas near town.
Climate
Astros has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot and dry summers and mild to cool winters. The rain falls mostly in the winter, with relatively little rain in the summer.
| Climate data for Astros (1974-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.0 (73.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 76.5 (3.01) |
73.4 (2.89) |
52.3 (2.06) |
26.0 (1.02) |
16.0 (0.63) |
6.2 (0.24) |
8.4 (0.33) |
6.4 (0.25) |
11.0 (0.43) |
54.3 (2.14) |
82.3 (3.24) |
79.9 (3.15) |
492.7 (19.39) |
| Average precipitation days | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 35.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
72.9 | 70.8 | 68.5 | 64.5 | 61.5 | 54.0 | 50.9 | 53.7 | 59.5 | 67.1 | 72.0 | 74.2 | 64.1 |
| Source: HNMS[3]
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See also
External links
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, p 727
- ^ "Astros Climatology". HNMS. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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