Category: Heat waves affecting Greece

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from April 02 2026 to May 03 2026 at 41.5°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Canarias
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 32 days

Time span: April 02 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.2 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 370.0°E

Area affected: 7764994 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-02_to_2026-May-03_10.0_41.5

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from October 16 2022 to May 03 2026 at 10.5°N 294.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Madeira
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Réunion
  • Saint Eustatius
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 1296 days

Time span: October 16 2022 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 33.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 46.7 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 509588681 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2022-Oct-16_to_2026-May-03_294.0_10.5

Heat wave occuring from December 16 2025 to December 23 2025 at 40.0°N 19.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Greece

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 16 2025 to December 23 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 19.0°E

Area affected: 90986 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Dec-16_to_2025-Dec-23_19.0_40.0

Heat wave occuring from December 08 2025 to December 21 2025 at 36.0°N 29.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Egypt
  • Greece
  • Türkiye

Duration: 14 days

Time span: December 08 2025 to December 21 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 29.5°E

Area affected: 232757 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Dec-08_to_2025-Dec-21_29.5_36.0

Heat wave occuring from May 17 2025 to May 25 2025 at 33.0°N 23.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Egypt
  • Greece
  • Libya
  • Tunisia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 17 2025 to May 25 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 35.4 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 23.0°E

Area affected: 733015 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-May-17_to_2025-May-25_23.0_33.0

Heat wave occuring from May 05 2025 to May 10 2025 at 40.5°N 29.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Türkiye

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 05 2025 to May 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 29.0°E

Area affected: 137328 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-May-05_to_2025-May-10_29.0_40.5

Heat wave occuring from April 20 2025 to April 26 2025 at 37.0°N 23.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Greece

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 20 2025 to April 26 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 23.5°E

Area affected: 70313 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Apr-20_to_2025-Apr-26_23.5_37.0

Heat wave occuring from March 05 2025 to March 08 2025 at 35.5°N 32.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Greece
  • Türkiye

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 05 2025 to March 08 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 32.5°E

Area affected: 101053 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Mar-05_to_2025-Mar-08_32.5_35.5

Heat wave occuring from January 18 2025 to January 20 2025 at 40.0°N 19.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Albania
  • Greece

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 18 2025 to January 20 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 60499 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Jan-18_to_2025-Jan-20_19.5_40.0

Heat wave occuring from October 29 2024 to November 04 2024 at 37.0°N 31.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Greece
  • Türkiye

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 29 2024 to November 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 31.0°E

Area affected: 65189 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Oct-29_to_2024-Nov-04_31.0_37.0