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URBAN HEAT ISLANDS ■ 187

Figure 7.5 Seasonal Cycles of Minimum and Maximum Temperatures for
the Urban and Rural Tiles Associated with Each of the Four Cities Athens,
Cairo, London, and Moscow

Source: Authors.
Note: The UHI is the temperature difference between the urban and rural tiles.

TminUrban TmaxUrban

temperature/°C

JFMAMJJASOND

month month

TminRural

temperature/°C

month month

TminUHI

temperature/°C

4

3

2

1

0

JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND

month month

London

Cairo Moscow

Athens

40

30

20

10

0

–10

–20

40

30

20

10

0

–10

–20

40

30

20

10

0

–10

–20

temperature/°C

40

30

20

10

0

–10

–20

J F MAMJ J ASOND

TmaxRural

temperature/°C

JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND

TmaxUHI

temperature/°C

4

3

2

1

0