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When to go to Thessaloníki

Twelve months of averages for Thessaloníki, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Thessaloníki has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to June, September and October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April to June and September.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December and January.
The warmest month is July (33°C) and the coolest January (8°C). The wettest is December (64 mm) and the driest August (24 mm); about 516 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Thessaloníki: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Thessaloníki

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Thessaloníki by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	8°C	1°C	47 mm	82%	68%	1.9	23°C	Cold
February	10°C	2°C	38 mm	80%	68%	2.7	24°C	Cool
March	14°C	5°C	48 mm	76%	65%	3.8	27°C	Cool
April	18°C	8°C	40 mm	71%	62%	5	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	24°C	13°C	46 mm	65%	58%	6.1	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	30°C	18°C	38 mm	57%	44%	7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	33°C	21°C	29 mm	50%	31%	7.2	39°C	Hot
August	33°C	21°C	24 mm	50%	32%	6.4	39°C	Hot
September	27°C	17°C	47 mm	60%	51%	4.7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	21°C	11°C	51 mm	72%	58%	3.2	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	15°C	7°C	44 mm	79%	65%	2.1	29°C	Cool
December	9°C	2°C	64 mm	83%	67%	1.6	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

8°C

1°C

47 mm

82%

68%

1.9

23°C

Cold

February

10°C

2°C

38 mm

80%

68%

2.7

24°C

Cool

March

14°C

5°C

48 mm

76%

65%

3.8

27°C

Cool

April

18°C

8°C

40 mm

71%

62%

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

24°C

13°C

46 mm

65%

58%

6.1

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

30°C

18°C

38 mm

57%

44%

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

33°C

21°C

29 mm

50%

31%

7.2

39°C

Hot

August

33°C

21°C

24 mm

50%

32%

6.4

39°C

Hot

September

27°C

17°C

47 mm

60%

51%

4.7

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

21°C

11°C

51 mm

72%

58%

3.2

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

15°C

7°C

44 mm

79%

65%

2.1

29°C

Cool

December

9°C

2°C

64 mm

83%

67%

1.6

25°C

Cold