Giannitsá weather in January

In January, Giannitsá sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Giannitsá's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giannitsá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:58 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Giannitsá is city in Pella regional unit, Macedonia, 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Giannitsá reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
190
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590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1591
1691
1791
1891
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2291
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2491
25101
26101
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28101
29101
30101
31101

How January really feels in Giannitsá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Giannitsá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 588.11.89.42.1
Feb12° / 5581.510.43.1
Mar16° / 659.10.711.75.0
Apr20° / 487.80.113.16.7
May26° / 14°427.1014.27.4
Jun31° / 18°265.3014.95.4
Jul34° / 20°233.8014.64.1
Aug33° / 20°183.6013.64.3
Sep28° / 16°395.3012.36.9
Oct22° / 11°667010.97.3
Nov15° / 7380.39.75.0
Dec10° / 788.61.59.12.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
75842
85941
95842
105842
115743
125743
135743
145644
155644
165545
175446
185446
195347
205347
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265248
275347
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Giannitsá gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1257
2257
3257
4247
5247
6246
7236
8236
9236
10236
11226
12225
13235
14235
15245
16245
17255
18265
19275
20276
21286
22286
23296
24296
25296
26306
27306
28306
29306
30306
31296

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:00 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:005:07
29.18:005:08
39.18:005:09
49.28:005:10
59.28:005:10
69.28:005:11
79.28:005:12
89.28:005:13
99.28:005:14
109.38:005:15
119.38:005:16
129.37:595:17
139.37:595:18
149.37:595:19
159.47:595:20
169.47:585:21
179.47:585:22
189.47:585:23
199.57:575:24
209.57:575:25
219.57:565:26
229.57:565:28
239.67:555:29
249.67:545:30
259.67:545:31
269.77:535:32
279.77:525:33
289.77:525:35
299.77:515:36
309.87:505:37
319.87:495:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Giannitsá?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Giannitsá.

What to pack for Giannitsá in January

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

In January, Giannitsá sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Giannitsá in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Oct 27 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Giannitsá 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 Giannitsá peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Giannitsá 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 Giannitsá is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Oct 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Giannitsá?

Giannitsá sits at 40.8°N, 22.4°E, 31 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Chalkidóna, 18 km away.

OraiókastroElefthério - KordelióÉvosmos

Topography around Giannitsá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giannitsá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,865 m.

The land around Giannitsá is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
1,453 m
80 km
2,865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Chalkidóna 18 km · Édessa 30 km · Náousa 34 km · Véroia 34 km · Gevgelija 40 km · Oraiókastro 43 km · Elefthério - Kordelió 44 km · Évosmos 44 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 Giannitsá (40.7919°, 22.4075°, elevation 31 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).