Neos Kosmos, Athens

{{redirect|Neos Kosmos|the newspaper|Neos Kosmos (newspaper)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Neos Kosmos | native_name = Νέος Κόσμος | native_name_lang = el | settlement_type = Neighborhood | image_skyline = NeosKosmos1.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Scene of Neos Kosmos, Athens, Greece | nickname = | motto = | mottoeng = | image_map = Neos Kosmos in Athens.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Athens municipality | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|37|57|32|N|23|43|57|E|region:GR|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Greece]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Modern regions of Greece|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Attica]] | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = [[Athens]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 117 43, 117 44, 117 45, | area_code_type = | area_code = 210 | iso_code = | website = [http://www.cityofathens.gr www.cityofathens.gr] | footnotes = }} '''Neos Kosmos''' ({{langx|el|Νέος Κόσμος}} {{IPA|el|ˈneos ˈkosmos||Pronunciation_of_Neos_kosmos.ogg}}; meaning "New World") is a neighborhood in [[downtown]] [[Athens#Municipality .28City.29 of Athens|Athens]], [[Greece]].

==History== In classical antiquity, the area of Neos Kosmos may have been the location of the gymnasium [[Cynosarges]].

==Geography==

Neos Kosmos is south of the historic centre of the city. [[Andrea Syngrou Avenue]] is one of the main roads of Neos Kosmos.

==Climate==

Neos Kosmos has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSh'') closely bordering a [[hot-summer mediterranean]] (''Csa'') climate. It has mild winters and hot summers. It is the warmest area of [[Downtown]] [[Athens]] with an average annual temperature of 20.2°C. The highest temperature in Neos Kosmos was 42.8°C and it was recorded on August 3, 2021 while the minimum temperature that day was a stunning 32.2°C.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://meteosearch.meteo.gr/index.cfm | title=Meteo search | accessdate=14 June 2024}}</ref> In July 2024 Neos Kosmos recorded 11 days with a minimum temperature over 30.0°C.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/neoskosmos/NOAAPRMO.TXT | title=Meteo search | accessdate=20 March 2025 | archive-date=31 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831163842/https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/neoskosmos/NOAAPRMO.TXT | url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

{{Weather box | location = Neos Kosmos, downtown [[Athens]] 85 m a.s.l. | metric first = y | single line = y | Jan high C = 14.1 | Feb high C = 15.2 | Mar high C = 17.6 | Apr high C = 21.6 | May high C = 25.8 | Jun high C = 31.1 | Jul high C = 34.1 | Aug high C = 33.6 | Sep high C = 29.6 | Oct high C = 24.1 | Nov high C = 19.8 | Dec high C = 15.6

| Jan record high C = 22.8 | Feb record high C = 25.0 | Mar record high C = 25.4 | Apr record high C = 31.2 | May record high C = 36.4 | Jun record high C = 41.2 | Jul record high C = 42.6 | Aug record high C = 42.8 | Sep record high C = 38.1 | Oct record high C = 32.6 | Nov record high C = 27.5 | Dec record high C = 23.4 | Jan record low C = -1.2 | Feb record low C = -0.5 | Mar record low C = 0.0 | Apr record low C = 5.2 | May record low C = 12.6 | Jun record low C = 15.8 | Jul record low C = 19.6 | Aug record low C = 20.8 | Sep record low C = 15.7 | Oct record low C = 9.3 | Nov record low C = 6.7 | Dec record low C = 0.9 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 52.1 | Feb rain mm = 47.0 | Mar rain mm = 31.9 | Apr rain mm = 19.0 | May rain mm = 17.0 | Jun rain mm = 21.0 | Jul rain mm = 5.9 | Aug rain mm = 6.0 | Sep rain mm = 21.2 | Oct rain mm = 40.6 | Nov rain mm = 60.0 | Dec rain mm = 69.6 | source 1 = [[National Observatory of Athens]] Monthly Bulletins (Oct 2010 - Sep 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα }}</ref> | source 2 = Neos Kosmos N.O.A station,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/neoskosmos/ | title=Latest Conditions in Neos Kosmos, Athens }}</ref> [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="WMO">{{cite web | url=https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-300-1-neoskosmos | title=World Meteorological Organization | accessdate=14 July 2023}}</ref> }}

==Public Transportation==

===Subway=== Neos Kosmos has three [[Athens Metro]] [[Subway (rail)|subway]] stations: {{stn|Syngrou–Fix}}, {{metro|Neos Kosmos}} and {{metro|Agios Ioannis}}. [[File:NeosKosmos5.JPG|thumb|left|Buildings along Kasomouli Street in Neos Kosmos]]

===Tram=== Neos Kosmos is also served by the [[Athens Tram]].

==Sports== [[Thriamvos Athens]], a multisport club founded in 1930, is based in Neos Kosmos. The club has won a panhellenic title in women's basketball and competes in various sports such as football, basketball, and volleyball.

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{{Geographic location | North = [[Kallithea]], [[Koukaki]], [[Kynosargous]] | West = [[Kallithea]], [[Koukaki]] | Centre = Neos Kosmos | East = [[Dafni, Attica|Dafni]] | South = [[Nea Smyrni]], [[Dafni, Attica|Dafni]] }} {{Athens}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Athens]]