Litochoro climate — normals and trends
Litochoro (Greece) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,096 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Litochoro averages 17 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Litochoro has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 7 July 1988) and the coldest -13.8 °C (on 30 December 1941).
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
LitochoroCentral Macedonia
- coords
- 40.10°, 22.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,096mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
73.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
35.0 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest day
-13.8 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
201 mm
3 September 1964
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
1 December 2024
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
11 March 2002
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
41.7 cm
2 December 1983
Sunniest day
14.9 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 72 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 115 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 83 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 120 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 123 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 63 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 168 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 85 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 266 mm | +140 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Litochoro?
Litochoro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,096 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Litochoro?
The hottest day measured in Litochoro between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1988, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Litochoro?
The coldest day measured in Litochoro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Litochoro?
Yes. Litochoro gets on average 73.4 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Litochoro warmed?
Yes: Litochoro warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Litochoro?
The wettest day measured in Litochoro between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1964, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Litochoro?
The windiest day measured in Litochoro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2024, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Litochoro?
The warmest month in Litochoro is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Litochoro?
Litochoro receives on average 1,096 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Litochoro?
Litochoro gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Litochoro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Litochoro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1983, with 41.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Litochoro?
Yes: Litochoro has on average 40 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Litochoro?
In Litochoro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 7 July 1988, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 30 December 1941.
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