Kalambaka weather in January

In January, Kalambaka sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kalambaka's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalambaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:58 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kalambaka is town in Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece.

Density
4,932/km²
people per km²

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 Kalambaka reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°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
290
390
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Kalambaka

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.

Kalambaka 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
Jan / 779.93.99.51.7
Feb11° / 7510.23.110.42.5
Mar14° / 7210.41.811.74.2
Apr18° / 528.70.2136.1
May24° / 12°467.6014.27.4
Jun29° / 16°255.4014.86.4
Jul32° / 18°214014.55.2
Aug31° / 18°174013.65.5
Sep26° / 14°475.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°6270.110.97.0
Nov15° / 768.40.69.84.5
Dec10° / 9611.23.19.22.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
105050
115050
124852
134852
144654
154654
164555
174456
184357
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244357
254456
264456
274357
284357
294357
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kalambaka gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13213
23212
33212
43112
53112
63012
73012
82912
92912
102912
112911
122911
132911
142911
152911
163011
173111
183111
193212
203312
213312
223413
233413
243513
253613
263614
273614
283714
293714
303714
313714

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:50 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:005:14
29.28:005:14
39.38:005:15
49.38:005:16
59.38:005:17
69.38:005:18
79.38:005:19
89.38:005:19
99.38:005:20
109.48:005:21
119.48:005:22
129.47:595:23
139.47:595:24
149.47:595:25
159.57:595:26
169.57:585:27
179.57:585:28
189.57:585:29
199.67:575:30
209.67:575:31
219.67:565:33
229.67:565:34
239.77:555:35
249.77:555:36
259.77:545:37
269.77:535:38
279.87:535:39
289.87:525:40
299.87:515:42
309.97:515:43
319.97:505:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
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 Kalambaka?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalambaka.

What to pack for Kalambaka in January

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

In January, Kalambaka sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kalambaka 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 Kalambaka peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kalambaka 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 Kalambaka is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalambaka?

Kalambaka sits at 39.7°N, 21.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Tríkala, 21 km away.

KardítsaIoánninaZagorochoriaKozániLárisaÁrtaPtolemaḯda

Topography around Kalambaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalambaka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,835 m.

The land around Kalambaka is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
480 m
16 km
1,570 m
80 km
2,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tríkala 21 km · Kardítsa 45 km · Ioánnina 66 km · Zagorochoria 67 km · Kozáni 68 km · Lárisa 69 km · Árta 82 km · Ptolemaḯda 90 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 Kalambaka (39.7044°, 21.6269°, elevation 0 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. 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).