Kardítsa weather in January

In January, Kardítsa sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kardítsa's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kardítsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:56 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Kardítsa is city in western Thessaly, Greece.

Density
298/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 Kardítsa reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°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)
191
291
391
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2891
2991
3091
31101

How January really feels in Kardítsa

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.

Kardítsa 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 / 10311.64.89.51.9
Feb11° / 101124.410.52.5
Mar14° / 10111.82.811.74.1
Apr19° / 699.80.2136.1
May24° / 12°528.9014.17.2
Jun29° / 16°346.3014.76.4
Jul31° / 19°243.9014.55.5
Aug31° / 18°234.4013.55.7
Sep27° / 15°526.5012.37.4
Oct21° / 10°8990.1116.8
Nov15° / 9910.40.79.84.5
Dec10° / 11412.53.59.32.3

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34951
44951
54951
65050
74951
85050
95050
104852
114852
124852
134753
144654
154654
164555
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264357
274357
284456
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kardítsa gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13714
23614
33614
43614
53614
63514
73514
83514
93514
103514
113514
123414
133414
143514
153514
163614
173614
183715
193815
203816
213916
223916
233917
244017
254017
264118
274118
284119
294119
304119
314119

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:575:14
29.37:585:14
39.37:585:15
49.37:585:16
59.37:585:17
69.37:585:18
79.37:585:18
89.47:585:19
99.47:585:20
109.47:585:21
119.47:575:22
129.47:575:23
139.47:575:24
149.57:575:25
159.57:575:26
169.57:565:27
179.57:565:28
189.67:565:29
199.67:555:30
209.67:555:31
219.67:545:32
229.77:545:33
239.77:535:34
249.77:535:36
259.77:525:37
269.87:515:38
279.87:515:39
289.87:505:40
299.97:495:41
309.97:495:42
319.97:485:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kardítsa?

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

1.9
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 Kardítsa.

What to pack for Kardítsa in January

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

In January, Kardítsa sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kardítsa 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 Kardítsa 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 Kardítsa 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 Kardítsa is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kardítsa?

Kardítsa sits at 39.4°N, 21.9°E, 111 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Tríkala, 25 km away.

KalambakaLárisaLamíaÁrtaNéa IoníaVolosAgrínio

Topography around Kardítsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kardítsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,402 m.

The land around Kardítsa is covered by cropland (36%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
2,402 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tríkala 25 km · Kalambaka 45 km · Lárisa 52 km · Lamía 68 km · Árta 84 km · Néa Ionía 86 km · Volos 88 km · Agrínio 94 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 Kardítsa (39.3648°, 21.9219°, elevation 111 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).