Komotini climate — normals and trends
Komotini (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 682 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Komotini averages 30 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Komotini has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 18 July 2024) and the coldest -14.4 °C (on 25 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
KomotiniEast Macedonia and Thrace
- coords
- 41.12°, 25.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
40.8 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest day
-14.4 °C
25 January 1942
Wettest day
82 mm
17 November 2007
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
1 January 1980
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
1 January 1971
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-20.3 °C
24 January 2006
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
25 December 1986
Sunniest day
14.8 h
24 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 16 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 57 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 91 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 3 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 107 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 224 mm | +125 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Komotini?
Komotini has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Komotini?
The hottest day measured in Komotini between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2024, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Komotini?
The coldest day measured in Komotini between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1942, at -14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Komotini?
Yes. Komotini gets on average 26.5 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Komotini warmed?
Yes: Komotini warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Komotini?
The wettest day measured in Komotini between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2007, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Komotini?
The windiest day measured in Komotini between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1980, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Komotini?
The warmest month in Komotini is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Komotini?
Komotini receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Komotini?
Komotini gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Komotini?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Komotini between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1986, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Komotini?
Yes: Komotini has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Komotini?
In Komotini, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 7 July 1988, and the lowest was -20.3 °C on 24 January 2006.
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