Avlonas, Attica

Geography

Avlonas is situated in the northwestern part of East Attica, at the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 10 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 30 km north of Athens city center. The A1 motorway (Athens - Thessaloniki) passes north of the town. Avlonas has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The municipal unit Avlonas also includes the village Asprochori (pop. 151). Avlonas has three pre-school facilities, one elementary school, one lyceum/middle school and one gymnasio/high school.

Climate

Avlonas has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with strong continentality. The town experiences hot summers, cool winters and a wet climate by Attica's standards. The highest temperature was 46.2 °C and was recorded on July 26, 2023, and the lowest, −9.8 °C, was recorded on January 9, 2019. In August 2024 a new station from the National Observatory of Athens started operating in Avlonas while the old station was moved to another location in March 2025.

| Jan record high C = 25.3 | Feb record high C = 25.9 | Mar record high C = 29.3 | Apr record high C = 33.4 | May record high C = 38.1 | Jun record high C = 43.9 | Jul record high C = 46.2 | Aug record high C = 44.6 | Sep record high C = 40.6 | Oct record high C = 35.4 | Nov record high C = 28.9 | Dec record high C = 25.8

| Jan record low C =-9.8 | Feb record low C =-5.2 | Mar record low C =-3.8 | Apr record low C =-2.6 | May record low C =4.1 | Jun record low C =8.5 | Jul record low C = 12.9 | Aug record low C = 13.8 | Sep record low C = 6.3 | Oct record low C = 1.6 | Nov record low C =-2.9 | Dec record low C =-4.2

Name

Avlonas (Greek: Αυλώνας) is sometimes called Avlona (Αυλώνα), however the masculine Avlonas is the correct form rather than the feminine Avlona. The ancient Greek Avlon (Αυλών) is also masculine. It appears that the name Αvlon is connected with the worship of Dionysus according to an ancient slab that was found in the area, dedicated to Διονύσῳ Αὐλωνεῖ (Dionysos of Avlon).

Historical population

Avlonas has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

References

References

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