Tríkala in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tríkala sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 328 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Tríkala's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tríkala's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
328 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tríkala in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Tríkala reaches about 10°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Tríkala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 69 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
69
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tríkala weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 104114.29.51.8
Feb11° / 10111.23.910.42.4
Mar14° / 95112.311.74.2
Apr18° / 698.40.3136.2
May24° / 12°457.3014.17.5
Jun29° / 16°294.8014.76.5
Jul31° / 18°213.5014.55.4
Aug31° / 18°193.5013.65.6
Sep26° / 14°585.6012.37.6
Oct21° / 10°947.80.110.96.9
Nov15° / 11210.50.99.84.4
Dec10° / 123123.59.32.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Tríkala gets around 328 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tríkala

In seasonPeak

In winter, Tríkala overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tríkala's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Tríkala?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tríkala.

What to pack for Tríkala in Winter

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

In winter, Tríkala sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tríkala in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tríkala 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 Tríkala in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tríkala is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1517 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tríkala?

Tríkala sits at 39.6°N, 21.8°E, 114 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Kalambaka, 21 km away.

LárisaIoánninaÁrtaKozániZagorochoriaLamía

Topography around Tríkala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tríkala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,828 m.

The land around Tríkala is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), cropland (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
675 m
80 km
2,828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Kalambaka 21 km · Kardítsa 25 km · Lárisa 57 km · Ioánnina 79 km · Árta 80 km · Kozáni 83 km · Zagorochoria 85 km · Lamía 93 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 Tríkala (39.5549°, 21.7684°, elevation 114 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.