Stylida Στυλίδα | |
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  Stylida | |
| Coordinates:38°55′N22°37′E / 38.917°N 22.617°E /38.917; 22.617 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phthiotis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioannis Apostolou[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 463.9 km2 (179.1 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 202.5 km2 (78.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 11,389 |
| • Density | 24.55/km2 (63.59/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,727 |
| • Municipal unit density | 28.28/km2 (73.25/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,572 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΜΙ |
| Website | http://www.stylida.gr |
Stylida (Greek:Στυλίδα,Katharevousa: Στυλίς,Stylis) is a town and a municipality inPhthiotis, Greece. The population of the municipality was 11,389 (2021).
In ancient times the town was namedPhalara (Ancient Greek:Φάλαρα).[citation needed]
The municipality Stylida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
The municipality has an area of 463.863 km2, the municipal unit 202.477 km2.[4]
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The port town Stylida is situated on the northern shore of theMalian Gulf, and at the southern foot ofMount Othrys, It is 17 km east ofLamia, the capital ofPhthiotis.
Preliminary data from the station of theNational Observatory of Athens indicate that the past few years Stylida has ahot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification:BSh). Beck et.al (2023) also suggests that marginal nearby coastal areas ofPhthiotis fall within this climate for the 1991-2020 period.[5] Stylida has mild winters and very hot summers. During the summer, the frequentMeltemi winds that blow inGreece may provide a strongFoehn effect in the area which is in the lea side of mountains of the central mainland. Most precipitation falls in autumn and during the winter.
| Climate data for Stylida 55 m a.s.l. | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.6 (97.9) | 41.8 (107.2) | 45.3 (113.5) | 45.9 (114.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 45.9 (114.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 24.7 (76.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 18.2 (64.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | −1.6 (29.1) | −6.8 (19.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 40.7 (1.60) | 26.2 (1.03) | 41.9 (1.65) | 47.9 (1.89) | 27.3 (1.07) | 27.2 (1.07) | 11.9 (0.47) | 37.3 (1.47) | 76.1 (3.00) | 51.1 (2.01) | 38.6 (1.52) | 34.5 (1.36) | 460.7 (18.14) |
| Source 1:National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (Mar 2021 - Aug 2024)[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Stylida N.O.A station[7] | |||||||||||||
Administrative division of theCentral Greece Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofBoeotia |  | |
| Regional unit ofEuboea | ||
| Regional unit ofEvrytania | ||
| Regional unit ofPhocis | ||
| Regional unit ofPhthiotis | ||
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