Kalamata weather in January

In January, Kalamata sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 143 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kalamata's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalamata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 143 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:49 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Kalamata is city in Peloponnese, Greece.

Density: 214/km²; people per km²

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

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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 Kalamata reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

Kalamata weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 8°	143	11.6	9.7	3.2
Feb	12° / 8°	114	11.5	10.6	3.3
Mar	14° / 9°	87	10	11.7	4.4
Apr	17° / 12°	50	6.2	12.9	6.2
May	21° / 15°	23	4.6	14	7.9
Jun	26° / 19°	13	2	14.5	8.8
Jul	28° / 22°	5	1.1	14.3	8.2
Aug	29° / 22°	7	1.6	13.4	7.6
Sep	25° / 20°	33	4.4	12.3	8.4
Oct	22° / 17°	64	7	11	7.4
Nov	17° / 13°	141	10.4	10	5.6
Dec	14° / 10°	142	12.9	9.5	3.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	57	58	60	60	60	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	43	42	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kalamata gets around 143 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	41
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:42
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	7:50	5:20
2	9.5	7:50	5:20
3	9.5	7:50	5:21
4	9.5	7:50	5:22
5	9.5	7:50	5:23
6	9.6	7:50	5:23
7	9.6	7:50	5:24
8	9.6	7:50	5:25
9	9.6	7:50	5:26
10	9.6	7:50	5:27
11	9.6	7:50	5:28
12	9.6	7:50	5:29
13	9.7	7:50	5:30
14	9.7	7:50	5:30
15	9.7	7:50	5:31
16	9.7	7:49	5:32
17	9.7	7:49	5:33
18	9.8	7:49	5:34
19	9.8	7:48	5:35
20	9.8	7:48	5:36
21	9.8	7:48	5:37
22	9.9	7:47	5:38
23	9.9	7:47	5:39
24	9.9	7:46	5:40
25	9.9	7:46	5:41
26	10.0	7:45	5:42
27	10.0	7:45	5:44
28	10.0	7:44	5:45
29	10.0	7:43	5:46
30	10.1	7:43	5:47
31	10.1	7:42	5:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.5	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate
31	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kalamata

In seasonPeak

In January, Kalamata sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kalamata's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kalamata?

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

3.2

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 Kalamata.

What to pack for Kalamata in January

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

In January, Kalamata sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kalamata 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 26 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	16	16	19	22	25	26	25	23	21	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Kalamata 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 Kalamata peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	8	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kalamata?

Kalamata sits at 37.0°N, 22.1°E, 26 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Sparta, 28 km away.

Topography around Kalamata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalamata has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,745 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,373 m.

The land around Kalamata is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

297 m

trees 47%

16 km

1,745 m

trees 53%

80 km

2,373 m

trees 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← December Kalamata year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Sparta 28 km · Trípoli 57 km · Archaia Olympia 80 km · Nafplio 85 km · Árgos 86 km · Pýrgos 92 km · Amaliáda 108 km · Kórinthos 125 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

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 Kalamata (37.0391°, 22.1126°, elevation 26 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	41
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	41
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	9
2	12	9
3	12	9
4	12	9
5	12	9
6	12	9
7	12	9
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	8
23	12	8
24	12	8
25	12	8
26	12	8
27	12	8
28	12	8
29	12	8
30	12	8
31	12	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	58	42
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	39
3	38
4	37
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	37
18	38
19	39
20	40
21	41
22	41
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	43
27	43
28	43
29	43
30	43
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0