Vári weather in January

In January, Vári sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vári's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vári's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:45 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Vári is suburb of Athens, Greece.

Density
739/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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vári reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11310
21310
31310
41310
51310
61310
71310
81310
91310
101310
111310
121310
131310
141310
15139
16139
17139
18139
19139
20139
21139
22139
23139
24139
25139
26139
27139
28139
29139
30139
31139

Vári weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°5179.73.9
Feb13° / 10°426.610.54.2
Mar15° / 11°445.411.75.4
Apr18° / 14°193.612.97.1
May23° / 17°112.6148.4
Jun27° / 22°41.214.68.5
Jul30° / 24°20.614.47.1
Aug30° / 25°10.413.57.0
Sep27° / 22°111.812.38.5
Oct23° / 18°263118.3
Nov18° / 15°475.9106.6
Dec14° / 11°617.59.44.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45842
55842
65842
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125842
135842
145842
155743
165743
175743
185743
195545
205644
215644
225644
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vári gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
722
822
921
1021
1121
1220
1320
1420
1521
1621
1721
1822
1922
2022
2123
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2724
2824
2925
3025
3125

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:455:11
29.47:455:11
39.47:465:12
49.57:465:13
59.57:465:14
69.57:465:14
79.57:465:15
89.57:465:16
99.57:465:17
109.57:465:18
119.67:465:19
129.67:455:20
139.67:455:21
149.67:455:22
159.67:455:23
169.67:455:24
179.77:445:25
189.77:445:26
199.77:445:27
209.77:435:28
219.87:435:29
229.87:425:30
239.87:425:31
249.87:415:32
259.97:415:33
269.97:405:34
279.97:405:35
2810.07:395:36
2910.07:385:37
3010.07:385:38
3110.07:375:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vári?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vári.

What to pack for Vári in January

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

In January, Vári sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Vári in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 16 — about 5.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vári 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 Vári peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vári 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 Vári is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vári?

Vári sits at 37.8°N, 23.8°E, 30 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Voúla, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Vári

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vári has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m.

The land around Vári is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and water (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
1,393 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Voúla 3.0 km · Glyfáda 5.0 km · Ellinikó 8.0 km · Argyroúpoli 9.0 km · Koropí 9.0 km · Álimos 11 km · Ilioúpoli 11 km · Agios Dimitrios 13 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 Vári (37.8332°, 23.8031°, elevation 30 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).