Orestiáda weather in January

In January, Orestiáda sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 9.3 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 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Orestiáda's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orestiáda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:44 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Orestiáda is town in Evros, Greece.

Density
17/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 Orestiáda reaches about 8°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 2°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)
181
281
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481
581
681
781
880
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1080
1180
1280
1380
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1580
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How January really feels in Orestiáda

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.

Orestiáda 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 / 627.92.59.31.4
Feb10° / 547.3210.32.3
Mar14° / 6091.111.74.0
Apr19° / 467.70.113.16.3
May24° / 13°438014.37.3
Jun29° / 17°397.1014.96.1
Jul32° / 20°284.4014.74.9
Aug32° / 20°132.6013.74.9
Sep28° / 16°314.1012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°706.1010.97.2
Nov15° / 616.90.39.74.7
Dec / 708.72.39.11.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154555
164456
174456
184456
194357
204456
214456
224555
234555
244654
254654
264753
274753
284852
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Orestiáda gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12810
2279
3279
4269
5259
6259
7249
8239
9239
10228
11228
12228
13217
14227
15227
16227
17237
18247
19258
20258
21268
22268
23278
24278
25278
26278
27278
28278
29279
30279
31279

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:464:48
29.17:464:49
39.17:464:50
49.17:464:51
59.17:464:52
69.17:464:53
79.17:464:53
89.17:464:54
99.27:464:55
109.27:464:56
119.27:454:57
129.27:454:58
139.27:454:59
149.37:455:00
159.37:445:01
169.37:445:02
179.37:445:04
189.47:435:05
199.47:435:06
209.47:425:07
219.47:425:08
229.57:415:09
239.57:405:10
249.57:405:12
259.67:395:13
269.67:385:14
279.67:385:15
289.77:375:16
299.77:365:18
309.77:355:19
319.87:345:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
212.0Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Orestiáda?

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

1.4
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 Orestiáda.

What to pack for Orestiáda in January

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

In January, Orestiáda sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Orestiáda 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 Orestiáda peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Orestiáda 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 Orestiáda is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orestiáda?

Orestiáda sits at 41.5°N, 26.5°E, 45 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Edirne, 19 km away.

BabaeskiHayraboluKırklareliLüleburgazHarmanli

Topography around Orestiáda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orestiáda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Orestiáda is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%), trees (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Edirne 19 km · Uzunköprü 29 km · Svilengrad 40 km · Babaeski 48 km · Hayrabolu 58 km · Kırklareli 63 km · Lüleburgaz 70 km · Harmanli 71 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 Orestiáda (41.5031°, 26.5297°, elevation 45 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).