Sérres weather in January

In January, Sérres sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 38% 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 Sérres's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sérres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Sérres is city in Central Macedonia, Greece.

Density
97/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 Sérres 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 3°C and 13°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)
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How January really feels in Sérres

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.

Sérres weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 567.92.39.41.3
Feb10° / 548.5210.42.3
Mar14° / 7010.21.311.74.1
Apr18° / 6310.40.113.15.9
May24° / 13°6910.8014.36.9
Jun28° / 17°559.1014.96.3
Jul31° / 19°426.5014.75.3
Aug31° / 19°335.8013.65.3
Sep26° / 15°476.7012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°627.7010.96.8
Nov14° / 6580.39.74.2
Dec / 788.61.69.11.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145446
155347
165248
175149
185050
194951
204951
214951
224852
234753
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sérres gets around 56 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1258
2258
3258
4258
5248
6248
7248
8238
9237
10227
11227
12227
13227
14226
15226
16237
17247
18247
19257
20267
21267
22277
23278
24288
25288
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

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 (%)
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18100
19100
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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
15calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
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245calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:56 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:565:02
29.17:565:02
39.17:565:03
49.17:575:04
59.17:575:05
69.27:575:06
79.27:575:07
89.27:565:08
99.27:565:09
109.27:565:09
119.27:565:10
129.37:565:11
139.37:565:12
149.37:555:13
159.37:555:15
169.37:555:16
179.47:545:17
189.47:545:18
199.47:535:19
209.57:535:20
219.57:525:21
229.57:525:22
239.57:515:23
249.67:515:25
259.67:505:26
269.67:495:27
279.77:495:28
289.77:485:29
299.77:475:30
309.87:465:32
319.87:455:33

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 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sérres?

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

1.3
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 Sérres.

What to pack for Sérres in January

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

In January, Sérres 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

Sea temperature near Sérres in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 58 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Oct 24 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Sérres 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 Sérres peaks around June 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sérres 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 Sérres is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2215 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sérres?

Sérres sits at 41.1°N, 23.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Petrich, 45 km away.

PetrichDrámaLagkadásGotse DelchevKilkísSandanskiChortiátisOraiókastro

Topography around Sérres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sérres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,853 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,876 m.

The land around Sérres is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), cropland (25%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
1,853 m
80 km
2,876 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Petrich 45 km · Dráma 51 km · Lagkadás 55 km · Gotse Delchev 56 km · Kilkís 57 km · Sandanski 58 km · Chortiátis 65 km · Oraiókastro 66 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 Sérres (41.085°, 23.5476°, elevation 41 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. 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).