Árgos weather in January

In January, Árgos sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Árgos's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Árgos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Árgos is city in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Árgos reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2124
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Árgos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 689.81.39.73.1
Feb13° / 629.51.510.53.5
Mar15° / 688.40.511.74.9
Apr19° / 376.2012.96.8
May24° / 13°335.10148.0
Jun29° / 18°183014.57.0
Jul31° / 20°91.6014.35.9
Aug31° / 21°92013.46.0
Sep27° / 17°344.1012.37.7
Oct22° / 13°445.50117.6
Nov17° / 556.90105.8
Dec13° / 719.30.99.43.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
124951
134951
144753
154753
164654
174654
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194555
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214456
224555
234555
244654
254654
264654
274654
284753
294852
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Árgos gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1315
2315
3315
4305
5304
6304
7304
8294
9294
10294
11294
12294
13294
14294
15304
16304
17314
18324
19324
20334
21334
22335
23335
24335
25335
26335
27335
28335
29335
30336
31336

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:495:15
29.57:495:16
39.57:495:17
49.57:495:18
59.57:505:18
69.57:505:19
79.57:505:20
89.57:505:21
99.57:505:22
109.67:495:23
119.67:495:24
129.67:495:25
139.67:495:25
149.67:495:26
159.67:495:27
169.77:485:28
179.77:485:29
189.77:485:30
199.77:475:31
209.87:475:32
219.87:475:33
229.87:465:34
239.87:465:35
249.97:455:37
259.97:455:38
269.97:445:39
279.97:435:40
2810.07:435:41
2910.07:425:42
3010.07:415:43
3110.17:415:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Árgos?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Árgos.

What to pack for Árgos in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Árgos sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Árgos in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Nov 21 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Árgos in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Árgos peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Árgos in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Árgos is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodApr 1416 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Árgos?

Árgos sits at 37.6°N, 22.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Nafplio, 10 km away.

MégaraSpartaSalamínaPéramaElefsína

Topography around Árgos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Árgos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Árgos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,162 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Árgos is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
1,162 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nafplio 10 km · Trípoli 34 km · Kórinthos 39 km · Mégara 67 km · Sparta 68 km · Salamína 76 km · Pérama 83 km · Elefsína 84 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,948
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 592
Religion
other 3%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Árgos (37.6333°, 22.7333°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).