Editing Piraeus (section)

==Geography==
Piraeus is situated in the southwest part of the central plain of [[Attica]], also widely known as the ''Attica Basin'', which the [[Athens urban area]] (or [[urban agglomeration|agglomeration]]) sprawls across. Piraeus is bounded by the [[Mount Aigaleo]] to the northwest, and the [[Saronic Gulf]] to the south and west, and connected with the rest of the Athens urban area to the east and northeast. The "city proper" of Piraeus consists of a rocky peninsula, originally an island, featuring three natural harbours. In addition to the central one, called Kantharos in ancient times, the smaller harbours to the east are still in use: Zea, also known as ''Pasalimani'', and Munichia, the smallest of the three and widely known as ''Mikrolimano'' and ''Tourkolimano ''. Nowadays, the Greater Piraeus includes the harbours of [[Drapetsona]], [[Keratsini]] and [[Perama]]. The central harbour is a hub of commercial and passenger shipping, whereas the two smaller ones cater to recreational and fishing craft. The municipality has an area of 10.865&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref>

===Climate===

Under [[Köppen climate classification]] Piraeus has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh'') and according to the [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]] climate atlas it is the only area in [[Attica (region)|Attica]], [[Greece]] that clearly falls into this climate category.<ref name="Climate Atlas of Greece (Hellenic National Meteorological Service)">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr:80/hnms/greek/pdf/Climate_Atlas_Of_Greece.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921184739/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/greek/pdf/Climate_Atlas_Of_Greece.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 September 2017 | title=Climate Atlas of Greece | publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service | access-date=30 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Homogenization of mean monthly temperature series in Greece|journal=International Journal of Climatology|doi=10.1002/joc.3614|s2cid=140664294 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Due to summer night land breezes in [[Athens]], Piraeus records high minimum summer temperatures while the mean annual temperature stands at {{convert|19.4|C|F}}.<ref name="N.T.U.A">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.arch.ntua.gr/sites/default/files/project/12490_/milioni_pagkrati.pdf
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190307174427/http://www.arch.ntua.gr/sites/default/files/project/12490_/milioni_pagkrati.pdf
 |archive-date=2019-03-07
 |title= Piraeus Urban Planning 1
 |publisher =Pagkrati & Millioni (2017), NTUA
 |language = el
 |access-date =30 Sep 2019}}</ref><ref name="Athens Riviera: The warmest area in continental Europe">{{cite web | url=http://www.meteoclub.gr/themata/egkyklopaideia/10776-athinaiki-riviera-thermoteri-perioxi-stin-evropi | title=Athens Riviera: The warmest area in continental Europe | publisher=Meteoclub | access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>
During July 2024 minimum temperatures remained over 30&nbsp;°C (86&nbsp;°F) for 12 consecutive days in Piraeus, breaking all known records for any area in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas-pedagogiki/NOAAMO.TXT | title=Piraeus 12 consecutive days over 30C minimums | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721192549/https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas-pedagogiki/NOAAMO.TXT | accessdate=22 July 2024| archive-date=2024-07-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas-port/NOAAPRMO.TXT | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831163432/https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas-port/NOAAPRMO.TXT | url-status=dead | archive-date=2024-08-31 | title=Pireas Port 12 consecutive days minimum T over 30.0C | accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref>

{{Weather box|location= Piraeus [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]] (1981-2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
| width = 70%
|Jan high C=14.1
|Feb high C=14.4
|Mar high C=16.6
|Apr high C=20.3
|May high C=25.1
|Jun high C=29.9
|Jul high C=32.8
|Aug high C=32.9
|Sep high C=29.1
|Oct high C=24.2
|Nov high C=18.9
|Dec high C=15.4
|year high C= 22.81
|Jan mean C= 11.1
|Feb mean C=11.2
|Mar mean C=13.3
|Apr mean C=16.9
|May mean C=21.4
|Jun mean C=26.3
|Jul mean C=29.0
|Aug mean C=28.8
|Sep mean C=25.2
|Oct mean C=20.6
|Nov mean C=15.8
|Dec mean C=12.6
|year mean C= 19.35
|Jan low C= 8.2
|Feb low C= 7.9
|Mar low C= 10.0
|Apr low C=13.4
|May low C=17.7
|Jun low C=22.2
|Jul low C=24.8
|Aug low C=25.0
|Sep low C=21.5
|Oct low C=17.4
|Nov low C=12.9
|Dec low C= 9.7
|year low C= 15.89
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm=41.95
|Feb rain mm=36.26
|Mar rain mm=34.09
|Apr rain mm=30.34
|May rain mm=15.95
|Jun rain mm=5.08
|Jul rain mm=5.56
|Aug rain mm=3.07
|Sep rain mm=11.37
|Oct rain mm=30.5
|Nov rain mm=58.87
|Dec rain mm=58.84
|year rain mm=331.9
|source 1=[[National Technical University of Athens]]<ref name="N.T.U.A" />
}}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Piraeus]] Kallipoli 29 m a.s.l.
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = 70%
| collapsed = yes
|Jan high C=14.0
|Feb high C=15.1
|Mar high C=17.1
|Apr high C=20.9
|May high C=25.1
|Jun high C=30.7
|Jul high C=34.1
|Aug high C=33.8
|Sep high C=29.1
|Oct high C=24.4
|Nov high C=20.0
|Dec high C=16.0

|Jan mean C= 11.2
|Feb mean C=12.1
|Mar mean C=13.9
|Apr mean C=17.5
|May mean C=21.6
|Jun mean C=26.9
|Jul mean C=30.2
|Aug mean C=30.1
|Sep mean C=25.8
|Oct mean C=21.2
|Nov mean C=17.0
|Dec mean C=13.4

|Jan low C= 8.4
|Feb low C= 9.2
|Mar low C= 10.7
|Apr low C=14.0
|May low C=18.2
|Jun low C=23.1
|Jul low C=26.4
|Aug low C=26.4
|Sep low C=22.4
|Oct low C=18.0
|Nov low C=14.1
|Dec low C= 10.8

|Jan record high C  = 21.3
|Feb record high C  = 21.4
|Mar record high C  = 25.6
|Apr record high C  = 30.6
|May record high C  = 34.2
|Jun record high C  = 39.3
|Jul record high C  = 39.6
|Aug record high C  = 39.8
|Sep record high C  = 35.9
|Oct record high C  = 30.7
|Nov record high C  = 26.8
|Dec record high C  = 21.7
|Jan record low C   = -0.1
|Feb record low C   = -0.6
|Mar record low C   = 1.6
|Apr record low C   = 7.2
|May record low C   = 9.2
|Jun record low C   = 16.1
|Jul record low C   = 19.9
|Aug record low C   = 20.5
|Sep record low C   = 15.2
|Oct record low C   = 11.6
|Nov record low C   = 6.9
|Dec record low C   = 2.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm=47.8
|Feb rain mm=29.0
|Mar rain mm=21.8
|Apr rain mm=17.7
|May rain mm=12.0
|Jun rain mm=16.9
|Jul rain mm= 6.0
|Aug rain mm= 8.5
|Sep rain mm=25.4
|Oct rain mm=21.1
|Nov rain mm=50.8
|Dec rain mm=47.1

|source 1= [[National Observatory of Athens]] Monthly Bulletins (Sep 2017 – Nov 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα }}</ref> |source 2= Piraeus Kallipoli N.O.A station,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas | title=Latest Conditions in Piraeus Kallipoli }}</ref> [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="WMO">{{cite web | url=https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-300-1-pireas | title=World Meteorological Organization | accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
| location = Piraeus Port 
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = 70%
| collapsed = yes
|Jan high C=15.5
|Feb high C=14.5
|Mar high C=18.5
|Apr high C=21.6
|May high C=24.8
|Jun high C=32.0
|Jul high C=35.4
|Aug high C=33.9
|Sep high C=29.3
|Oct high C=25.2
|Nov high C=20.6
|Dec high C=17.2

|Jan mean C= 13.0
|Feb mean C=12.0
|Mar mean C=15.3
|Apr mean C=18.4
|May mean C=21.5
|Jun mean C=28.2
|Jul mean C=31.5
|Aug mean C=30.5
|Sep mean C=26.1
|Oct mean C=22.2
|Nov mean C=17.8
|Dec mean C=14.7

|Jan low C= 10.5
|Feb low C= 9.5
|Mar low C= 12.2
|Apr low C=15.2
|May low C=18.2
|Jun low C=24.3
|Jul low C=27.5
|Aug low C=27.0
|Sep low C=22.8
|Oct low C=19.1
|Nov low C=14.9
|Dec low C= 12.2

|Jan record high C  = 19.3
|Feb record high C  = 19.8
|Mar record high C  = 24.6
|Apr record high C  = 28.6
|May record high C  = 30.8
|Jun record high C  = 37.8
|Jul record high C  = 41.8
|Aug record high C  = 38.8
|Sep record high C  = 33.2
|Oct record high C  = 30.2
|Nov record high C  = 26.7
|Dec record high C  = 21.6
|Jan record low C   = 4.6
|Feb record low C   = 0.7
|Mar record low C   = 7.5
|Apr record low C   = 10.5
|May record low C   = 14.1
|Jun record low C   = 18.4
|Jul record low C   = 20.1
|Aug record low C   = 21.9
|Sep record low C   = 15.8
|Oct record low C   = 15.6
|Nov record low C   = 7.8
|Dec record low C   = 6.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm=50.1
|Feb rain mm=32.3
|Mar rain mm=27.9
|Apr rain mm=9.7
|May rain mm=10.8
|Jun rain mm=4.4
|Jul rain mm= 3.7
|Aug rain mm= 16.3
|Sep rain mm=44.1
|Oct rain mm=3.1
|Nov rain mm=45.3
|Dec rain mm=49.1

|source 1= [[National Observatory of Athens]] Monthly Bulletins (Apr 2022 – Feb 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα }}</ref> |source 2= Piraeus Port N.O.A station,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/pireas-port | title=Latest Conditions in Piraeus Port }}</ref> [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="W.M.O">{{cite web | url=https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-300-1-pireasport | title=World Meteorological Organization | accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref>
}}