Aliartos
History
The modern town of Aliartos is a recent creation. In the early 19th century, the site was occupied by two small agricultural settlements, Moulki (Μούλκι) and Krimpas (Κριμπάς). In 1835, the name of ancient Haliartus was revived for the newly established municipality which encompassed these settlements. Krimpas was renamed to Aliartos in June 1919, but in 1951 the settlement was disbanded and the name was transferred in July 1953 to Moulki. The names of Moulki and Krimpas survive as quarters of the new town.
Geography
Aliartos lies in the center of the Kopais (Kωπαΐδα) plain. The municipality of Aliartos covers an area of 256.507 km (99.038 sq mi), the municipal unit of Aliartos is 148.355 km (57.280 sq mi) and the community is 66.077 km (25.512 sq mi).
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Aliartos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa), with wet, cool winters and dry, hot summers.
| Climate data for Aliartos (1967–1997) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
16.7 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.0 (49.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.5 (3.17) |
75.2 (2.96) |
62.4 (2.46) |
41.8 (1.65) |
28.6 (1.13) |
14.3 (0.56) |
7.0 (0.28) |
15.4 (0.61) |
16.7 (0.66) |
68.3 (2.69) |
73.0 (2.87) |
99.3 (3.91) |
582.5 (22.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 91.8 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service | |||||||||||||