Lightning strikes in Greece
The detection network has located 1,812 lightning strikes in Greece since the archive began, including 1,284 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Greece #58 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Greece is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 8 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 344 |
| 2026-08-13 | 120 |
| 2026-08-10 | 33 |
| 2026-08-09 | 785 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 51 |
| 2026-08-05 | 14 |
| 2026-08-04 | 463 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Greece's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epirus | 713 | 238 | 39.3% |
| 2 | Centre Macedonia | 492 | 468 | 27.2% |
| 3 | East Macedonia and Thrace | 231 | 231 | 12.7% |
| 4 | West Macedonia | 191 | 166 | 10.5% |
| 5 | Thessalia | 132 | 132 | 7.3% |
| 6 | West Greece | 22 | 22 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Unassigned | 12 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Blagoevgrad | 7 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Central Greece | 5 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Gjirokastër | 4 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Peloponnese | 2 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Resen | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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