Location and Climate of Greece.

Greece is located in Southern Europe, on the southern end of the Balkan Penninsula. The country ranges approximately in latitude from 35°00′N to 42°00′N and in longitude from 19°00′E to 28°30′E. Greece's climate is divided into three classes: A Mediterranean climate features mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures rarely reach extremes, although snowfalls do occur occasionally even in Athens, Cyclades or Crete during the winter. An alpine climate is found primarily in Western Greece. A temperate climate is found in Central and Eastern Macedonia as well as in Thrace with cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers.