Larissa climate — normals and trends
Larissa (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 689 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Larissa averages 25 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Larissa has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 29 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 24 August 1958) and the coldest -18.0 °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
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- coords
- 39.63°, 22.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
43.3 °C
24 August 1958
Coldest day
-18.0 °C
2 January 1942
Wettest day
223 mm
3 September 1964
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
6 February 2012
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
7 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
19 July 1973
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
2 January 1942
Snowiest day
36.0 cm
16 December 1988
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 105 mm | +37 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 46 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 103 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 91 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 210 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Larissa?
Larissa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Larissa?
The hottest day measured in Larissa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1958, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Larissa?
The coldest day measured in Larissa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -18.0 °C.
Does it snow in Larissa?
Yes. Larissa gets on average 34.2 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Larissa warmed?
Yes: Larissa warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Larissa?
The wettest day measured in Larissa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1964, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Larissa?
The windiest day measured in Larissa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2012, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Larissa?
The warmest month in Larissa is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Larissa?
Larissa receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Larissa?
Larissa gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Larissa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Larissa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1988, with 36.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Larissa?
Yes: Larissa has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Larissa?
In Larissa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 19 July 1973, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 2 January 1942.
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