Kavala weather in January

In January, Kavala sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Kavala's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kavala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 83 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:51 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

Kavala is city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.

Density: 480/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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kavala reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	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 low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Kavala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 4°	83	9.2	2	9.4	1.5
Feb	9° / 4°	72	8.7	1.7	10.4	1.9
Mar	11° / 6°	78	10.5	1.2	11.7	2.9
Apr	15° / 10°	55	8.9	0.1	13.1	4.7
May	20° / 14°	51	9	0	14.3	6.6
Jun	24° / 18°	37	7	0	14.9	7.7
Jul	27° / 21°	26	5.1	0	14.6	7.9
Aug	27° / 21°	18	3.8	0	13.6	8.0
Sep	23° / 18°	38	5.9	0	12.3	7.9
Oct	19° / 13°	64	7.2	0	10.9	6.5
Nov	14° / 9°	101	9	0.2	9.7	4.1
Dec	9° / 5°	118	10	1.4	9.1	2.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	48	47	48	46	46	46	46	44	45	45	45	45	46	45
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	52	53	52	54	54	54	54	56	55	55	55	55	54	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kavala gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Snow chance (%)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	6
2	31	7
3	30	7
4	30	7
5	29	7
6	29	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	28	6
10	27	6
11	27	6
12	27	6
13	27	6
14	27	6
15	27	6
16	28	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	30	6
20	30	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	31	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	32	8
27	32	8
28	32	8
29	32	8
30	32	8
31	32	8

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
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21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:52 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:30 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)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:52	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:42
Sunset (PM)	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:52	4:59
2	9.1	7:52	4:59
3	9.1	7:53	5:00
4	9.1	7:53	5:01
5	9.2	7:53	5:02
6	9.2	7:53	5:03
7	9.2	7:53	5:04
8	9.2	7:53	5:05
9	9.2	7:52	5:06
10	9.2	7:52	5:06
11	9.3	7:52	5:07
12	9.3	7:52	5:08
13	9.3	7:52	5:09
14	9.3	7:51	5:10
15	9.3	7:51	5:12
16	9.4	7:51	5:13
17	9.4	7:50	5:14
18	9.4	7:50	5:15
19	9.4	7:49	5:16
20	9.5	7:49	5:17
21	9.5	7:48	5:18
22	9.5	7:48	5:19
23	9.5	7:47	5:20
24	9.6	7:47	5:22
25	9.6	7:46	5:23
26	9.6	7:45	5:24
27	9.7	7:45	5:25
28	9.7	7:44	5:26
29	9.7	7:43	5:27
30	9.8	7:42	5:29
31	9.8	7:42	5:30

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 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.97 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)	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.8	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kavala

In seasonPeak

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

Kavala's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Kavala?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kavala.

What to pack for Kavala in January

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

In January, Kavala sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kavala 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 20 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	12	14	19	23	25	26	24	21	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Kavala 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 Kavala peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	7	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kavala?

Kavala sits at 40.9°N, 24.4°E, 34 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Dráma, 32 km away.

Topography around Kavala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kavala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 972 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Kavala is covered by water (37%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

480 m

water 37%

16 km

972 m

water 37%

80 km

2,182 m

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

January weather nearby: Dráma 32 km · Xánthi 46 km · Sérres 74 km · Smolyan 75 km · Komotiní 86 km · Gotse Delchev 90 km · Kardzhali 112 km · Petrich 113 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 Kavala (40.9396°, 24.4069°, elevation 34 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	8	4
2	8	4
3	8	4
4	8	4
5	8	4
6	8	4
7	8	4
8	8	4
9	8	4
10	8	4
11	8	4
12	8	4
13	8	4
14	8	4
15	8	4
16	8	4
17	8	4
18	8	4
19	8	4
20	8	4
21	8	4
22	8	4
23	8	4
24	8	4
25	8	4
26	8	4
27	8	4
28	8	4
29	8	4
30	8	4
31	8	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	6
2	31	7
3	30	7
4	30	7
5	29	7
6	29	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	28	6
10	27	6
11	27	6
12	27	6
13	27	6
14	27	6
15	27	6
16	28	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	30	6
20	30	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	31	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	32	8
27	32	8
28	32	8
29	32	8
30	32	8
31	32	8

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	6
2	31	7
3	30	7
4	30	7
5	29	7
6	29	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	28	6
10	27	6
11	27	6
12	27	6
13	27	6
14	27	6
15	27	6
16	28	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	30	6
20	30	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	31	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	32	8
27	32	8
28	32	8
29	32	8
30	32	8
31	32	8

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	6
2	31	7
3	30	7
4	30	7
5	29	7
6	29	7
7	28	7
8	28	6
9	28	6
10	27	6
11	27	6
12	27	6
13	27	6
14	27	6
15	27	6
16	28	6
17	29	6
18	29	6
19	30	6
20	30	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	31	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	32	8
27	32	8
28	32	8
29	32	8
30	32	8
31	32	8

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