The climate of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Thessaloniki or Saloniki is one of the largest cities in Greece. It is
located in the province of Central-Macedonia. The city is situated on
the Gulf of Thessaloniki which lies in the Aegean Sea. The Paleo
Christian and Byzantine monuments are Unesco world heritage sites. The
city has several more beautiful buildings such as Lefkos Pyrgos, the
Arch of Galerius, Agios Dimitrios and the Hagia Sofia. Thessaloniki
has a warm Mediterranean climate which is slightly colder than in the
more southerly located cities. Winters are cold and wet; this makes
the city unsuitable as a winter sun destination. Summers are
pleasantly warm. During the warmest days of the year temperatures
exceed 30 degrees Celsius. During these days the best place to stay is
in the vicinity of the sea. An ever blowing sea breeze offers some
cooling.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Thessaloniki.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
8
1
3
9
14
February
10
2
4
9
13
March
14
4
5
9
13
April
19
7
7
9
14
May
24
12
8
10
17
June
29
16
10
6
22
July
32
18
11
4
24
August
32
19
10
4
25
September
27
15
8
5
23
October
21
10
6
7
20
November
15
6
4
9
17
December
10
2
3
10
15
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
