Editing Aegean Sea (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Greece map of Köppen climate classification (new).svg|thumb|Climate map of Greece. Most of the landmass surrounding the Aegean Sea is classified as ''Csa'', with the northern region being ''BSk''.]]
The climate of the Aegean Sea largely reflects the climate of Greece and Western Turkey, which is to say, predominantly [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]]. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], most of the Aegean is classified as Hot-summer Mediterranean (''Csa''), with hotter and drier summers along with milder and wetter winters. However, high temperatures during summers are generally not quite as high as those in arid or semiarid climates due to the presence of a large body of water. This is most predominant in the west and east coasts of the Aegean, and within the Aegean islands. In the north of the Aegean Sea, the climate is instead classified as [[Semi-arid climate|Cold semi-arid]] ''(BSk)'', which feature cooler summers than Hot-summer Mediterranean climates. The [[Etesian]] winds are a dominant weather influence in the Aegean Basin.

The below table lists climate conditions of some major Aegean cities:
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Climate characteristics of some major cities on the Aegean coast'''
! rowspan="3" |City
! colspan="4" |Mean temperature (daily high)
! colspan="6" |Mean total rainfall
|-
! colspan="2" |January
! colspan="2" |July
! colspan="3" |January
! colspan="3" |July
|-
!°C
!°F
!°C
!°F
!mm
!in
!days
!mm
!in
!days
|-
|[[Alexandroupolis]]
|8.4
|47.1
|30.1
|86.2
|60.4
|2.38
|6.8
|17.6
|0.69
|2.5
|-
|[[Bodrum]]
|15.1
|59.2
|34.2
|93.6
|134.1
|5.28
|12.3
|1.3
|0.05
|1.5
|-
|[[Heraklion]]
|15.2
|59.4
|28.6
|83.5
|91.5
|3.6
|10.1
|1.0
|0.04
|0.1
|-
|[[İzmir]]
|12.4
|54.3
|33.2
|91.8
|132.7
|5.22
|12.6
|1.7
|0.07
|0.4
|-
|[[Thessaloniki]]
|9.3
|48.7
|32.5
|90.5
|35.2
|1.39
|8.8
|27.3
|1.07
|3.8
|-
| colspan="11" |Source: [[World Meteorological Organization]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldweather.wmo.int/europe.htm|title=World Weather Information Service – Europe|website=worldweather.wmo.int|access-date=16 June 2019|archive-date=25 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125063413/https://worldweather.wmo.int/europe.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Turkish State Meteorological Service]]<ref>[https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=IZMIR "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Genel İstatistik Verileri"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416120845/https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=IZMIR |date=16 April 2019 }} (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 4 May 2019.</ref>
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