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Transit of Venus - 2004 June 08

Climate Statistics for the Mediterranean

Compiled by Jay Anderson, Environment Canada

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The frequency of cloud cover is derived from approximately 20 years of observations. Statistics are for mid-transit time give or take one or two hours. Cloud cover in many areas increases during the day and decreases at night, so that at most locations the cloud amount shown will be heavier than at the start of the transit, and less than the end.

Average Weather Statistics for June          
Mediterranean          
  Percent Frequency of Cloud Cover at mid-transit (08h UT)
Location Clear Scattered Broken Overcast

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Cairo, Egypt 82.5 15.0 2.5 0.0 0
Alexandria, Egypt 50.6 23.9 25.3 0.2 0
Luxor, Egypt 94.3 5.2 0.5 0.0 0
Port Said, Egypt 64.8 30.9 4.2 0.0 0
Tobruk, Libya 48.8 35.8 14.2 1.2 0
Benghazi, Libya 51.5 27.4 19.7 1.4 0
Tripoli, Libya 47.5 28.5 21.7 2.3 0
Sfax, Tunisia 40.0 37.8 21.7 0.5 0
Tunis, Tunisia 23.6 51.0 23.4 2.0 0
Constantine, Algeria 30.2 36.7 29.1 4.0 0
Oran, Algeria 19.0 43.1 29.0 8.8 0
El Golea, Algeria 46.9 30.9 21.7 0.5 0
Gibralter 11.0 57.8 29.6 1.5 0
Luga, Malta 28.7 49.2 19.4 2.7 0
Casablanca, Morocco 7.3 22.3 57.2 13.1 0
Marrakech, Morocco 45.8 21.6 20.2 12.4 0
Tangier, Morocco 15.5 33.5 42.5 8.5 0
Oujda, Morocco 28.9 37.3 26.1 7.7 0
Faro, Portugal 31.2 34.8 24.8 9.0 0.2
Lisbon, Portugal 25.8 28.1 33.2 12.9 0
Ibiza, Spain 18.4 48.3 28.4 4.8 0
Malaga, Spain 36.3 38.5 16.9 8.4 0
Madrid, Spain 30.9 38.9 22.8 7.4 0
Palma (Majorca), Spain 14.8 53.9 25.1 6.2 0
Sevilla, Spain 36.6 31.6 22.9 8.7 0.2
Valencia, Spain 24.0 34.5 27.9 13.5 0.2
Marseille, France 21.1 43.7 29.0 6.2 0
Toulon, France 20.3 46.0 25.4 8.3 0
Nice, France 8.5 54.2 30.2 7.2 0
Ajaccio (Corsica), France 7.5 60.0 27.3 5.3 0
Genoa, Italy 16.5 35.1 35.7 12.7 0
Rome, Italy 24.7 39.2 28.8 7.2 0
Alghero (Sardinia), Italy 20.7 48.5 27.1 3.7 0
Pisa, Italy 11.5 37.8 36.9 13.8 0
Naples, Italy 15.5 43.8 34.8 6 0
Palermo, Italy 35.6 42.4 16.1 5.9 0
Catania, Italy 39.1 43.1 14.7 3.1 0
Brindisi, Italy 29.7 39.9 24.8 5.6 0
Pescara, Italy 22.8 42 26.3 8.9 0
Venice, Italy 25.4 34.7 28.3 11.7 0
Trieste, Italy 23.5 31.3 27.8 17.4 0
Zadar, Croatia 27.7 38.7 23.4 10.2 0
Dubrovnik, Croatia 24.6 46.8 21.2 6.9 0.6
Durres, Albania 26.2 42.3 25 6.5 0
Kerkira, Greece 36.4 45.8 15.9 1.8 0
Kithira Island, Greece 58.9 27.3 11.8 2.0 0
Athens, Greece 26.4 55.5 17.5 0.7 0
Naxos Island, Greece 49.7 42.2 7.6 0.5 0
Paphos, Cyprus 33.5 59.7 6.5 0.4 0
Souda Bay, Crete 51.3 31.6 11.6 5.5 0
Ankara, Turkey 7.7 61.7 29.4 1.2 0
Diyarbakir, Turkey 66.6 25.7 7.5 0.0 0.2
Izmir, Turkey 60.5 28.4 10.5 0.7 0
Istanbul, Turkey 33.7 37.6 26.7 2.0 0
Beirut, Lebanon 31.4 62.2 5.3 1.1 0
Damascus, Syria 74.1 21.2 4.4 0.4 0
Latakia, Syria 19.9 54.3 25.6 0.2 0
Aleppo, Syria 62.6 29.2 8.0 0.2 0
Haifa, Israel 33.1 59.0 7.8 0.0 0
Tel Aviv, Israel 50.8 40.3 8.9 0.0 0

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Last revised: 2004 Jan 22 - F. Espenak