Efpálio climate — normals and trends
Efpálio (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,006 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Efpálio averages 23 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Efpálio has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 27 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 22 August 1952) and the coldest -15.9 °C (on 2 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EfpálioCentral Greece
- coords
- 38.42°, 21.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,006mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.6 °C
22 August 1952
Coldest day
-15.9 °C
2 January 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
31 January 2015
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
14 February 1962
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
14 February 1962
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-20.1 °C
2 January 1942
Snowiest day
32.9 cm
5 January 1946
Sunniest day
14.7 h
17 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 60 mm | -65 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 59 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 52 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 99 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 36 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 52 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 149 mm | +69 mm |
| Nov | 15.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 117 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 85 mm | -51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Efpálio?
Efpálio has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,006 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Efpálio?
The hottest day measured in Efpálio between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1952, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Efpálio?
The coldest day measured in Efpálio between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Efpálio?
Yes. Efpálio gets on average 60.4 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Efpálio warmed?
Yes: Efpálio warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Efpálio?
The wettest day measured in Efpálio between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2015, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Efpálio?
The windiest day measured in Efpálio between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1962, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Efpálio?
The warmest month in Efpálio is July (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Efpálio?
Efpálio receives on average 1,006 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Efpálio?
Efpálio gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Efpálio?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Efpálio between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1946, with 32.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Efpálio?
Yes: Efpálio has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Efpálio?
In Efpálio, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 7 July 1988, and the lowest was -20.1 °C on 2 January 1942.
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