Komotiní weather in January

In January, Komotiní sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 8.6 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 Komotiní's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Komotiní's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:47 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Komotiní is city in Thrace, Greece.

Density
118/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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Komotiní reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°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.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082
3192

How January really feels in Komotiní

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.

Komotiní 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 758.62.19.41.5
Feb10° / 717.61.410.42.2
Mar13° / 739.40.911.73.7
Apr18° / 518.20.113.15.9
May23° / 13°438.1014.37.3
Jun28° / 18°306.8014.96.5
Jul32° / 20°223.9014.75.2
Aug32° / 20°102.7013.65.1
Sep27° / 16°294.2012.37.6
Oct21° / 12°666010.97.2
Nov15° / 958.10.39.74.6
Dec10° / 999.11.89.12.1

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
95050
105050
115149
125050
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234951
244951
254852
264951
274951
284852
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Komotiní gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1307
2307
3297
4297
5287
6287
7277
8277
9267
10267
11257
12257
13256
14256
15266
16266
17276
18276
19286
20286
21286
22296
23296
24297
25297
26297
27297
28297
29298
30298
31288

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:49 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:494:54
29.17:494:55
39.17:494:56
49.17:494:57
59.17:494:57
69.17:494:58
79.27:494:59
89.27:495:00
99.27:495:01
109.27:495:02
119.27:495:03
129.37:485:04
139.37:485:05
149.37:485:06
159.37:485:07
169.37:475:08
179.47:475:09
189.47:465:10
199.47:465:11
209.47:465:12
219.57:455:14
229.57:445:15
239.57:445:16
249.67:435:17
259.67:435:18
269.67:425:19
279.77:415:21
289.77:405:22
299.77:405:23
309.87:395:24
319.87:385:25

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 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 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
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Komotiní

In seasonPeak

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

Komotiní'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 Komotiní?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Komotiní.

What to pack for Komotiní in January

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

In January, Komotiní sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Komotiní 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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 19 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Komotiní 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 Komotiní 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Komotiní?

Komotiní sits at 41.1°N, 25.4°E, 20 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Xánthi, 43 km away.

XánthiAlexandroupoliKardzhaliSmolyanKavalaHaskovoSvilengradHarmanli

Topography around Komotiní

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Komotiní has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,987 m.

The land around Komotiní is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
1,492 m
80 km
1,987 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Xánthi 43 km · Alexandroupoli 49 km · Kardzhali 59 km · Smolyan 77 km · Kavala 86 km · Haskovo 92 km · Svilengrad 98 km · Harmanli 100 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 Komotiní (41.1176°, 25.4059°, elevation 20 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).