Stylida

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

|name = Stylida

|name_local = Στυλίδα

|type = municipality

|image_map = 2011 Dimos Stylidos.png

|periph = Central Greece

|periphunit = Phthiotis

|pop_municipality = 11389

|area_municipality = 463.9

|pop_municunit = 5727

|area_municunit = 202.5

|pop_community = 4572

|population_as_of = 2021

|elevation =

|coordinates = {{coord|38|55|N|22|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code =

|area_code =

|licence = ΜΙ

|website = http://www.stylida.gr

|image_skyline = Stylida 8245188.JPG

|caption_skyline =

|mayor = Ioannis Apostolou[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9164/ Municipality of Stylida, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior

|party =

|since = 2023

}}

Stylida ({{langx|el|Στυλίδα}}; older Στυλίς, Stylis) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The population of the municipality was 11,389 (2021).

In ancient times the town was named Phalara ({{langx|grc|Φάλαρα}}).{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Municipality==

The municipality Stylida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}}

The municipality has an area of 463.863 km2, the municipal unit 202.477 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}

Geography

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The port town Stylida is situated on the northern shore of the Malian Gulf, and at the southern foot of Mount Othrys, It is 17 km east of Lamia, the capital of Phthiotis.

Climate

Preliminary data from the station of the National Observatory of Athens indicate that the past few years Stylida has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). Beck et.al (2023) also suggests that marginal nearby coastal areas of Phthiotis fall within this climate for the 1991-2020 period. Beck, H., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., Lutsko, N. J., Dufour, A., . . . Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab, G. U. (2023). High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections. Scientific Data, 10(1), .

Stylida has mild winters and very hot summers. During the summer, the frequent Meltemi winds that blow in Greece may provide a strong Foehn effect in the area which is in the lea side of mountains of the central mainland. Most precipitation falls in autumn and during the winter.

{{Weather box

| location = Stylida 55 m a.s.l.

| metric first = y

| single line = y

| Jan high C = 14.3

| Feb high C = 16.1

| Mar high C = 17.8

| Apr high C = 23.1

| May high C = 27.4

| Jun high C = 33.6

| Jul high C = 37.3

| Aug high C = 36.7

| Sep high C = 29.9

| Oct high C = 24.0

| Nov high C = 19.9

| Dec high C = 16.1

| Jan mean C = 8.8

| Feb mean C = 10.0

| Mar mean C = 11.4

| Apr mean C = 16.0

| May mean C = 20.3

| Jun mean C = 26.0

| Jul mean C = 29.1

| Aug mean C = 28.6

| Sep mean C = 23.4

| Oct mean C = 18.4

| Nov mean C = 14.9

| Dec mean C = 11.0

| Jan low C = 3.3

| Feb low C = 3.9

| Mar low C = 5.0

| Apr low C = 8.8

| May low C = 13.1

| Jun low C = 18.4

| Jul low C = 20.9

| Aug low C = 21.0

| Sep low C = 17.0

| Oct low C = 12.8

| Nov low C = 9.8

| Dec low C = 5.8

| Jan record high C = 23.8

| Feb record high C = 22.9

| Mar record high C = 28.6

| Apr record high C = 32.3

| May record high C = 36.6

| Jun record high C = 41.8

| Jul record high C = 45.3

| Aug record high C = 45.9

| Sep record high C = 37.3

| Oct record high C = 33.2

| Nov record high C = 27.8

| Dec record high C = 25.1

| Jan record low C = -6.8

| Feb record low C = -4.6

| Mar record low C = -4.0

| Apr record low C = -0.1

| May record low C = 7.2

| Jun record low C = 11.1

| Jul record low C = 16.3

| Aug record low C = 17.5

| Sep record low C = 10.2

| Oct record low C = 8.3

| Nov record low C = 0.2

| Dec record low C = -1.6

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 40.7

| Feb rain mm = 26.2

| Mar rain mm = 41.9

| Apr rain mm = 47.9

| May rain mm = 27.3

| Jun rain mm = 27.2

| Jul rain mm = 11.9

| Aug rain mm = 37.3

| Sep rain mm = 76.1

| Oct rain mm = 51.1

| Nov rain mm = 38.6

| Dec rain mm = 34.5

| source 1 = National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (Mar 2021 - Aug 2024) {{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα }}

| source 2 = Stylida N.O.A station {{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/stylida/ | title=Latest Conditions in Stylida }}

}}

Twin towns

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