Preveza climate — normals and trends
Preveza (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,210 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 August (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Preveza averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Preveza has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -4.9 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
- 38.96°, 20.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,210mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.5 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-4.9 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
124 mm
6 September 2016
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
28 February 1990
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
28 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
19 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
6 March 1949
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 2012
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 | 14.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 121 mm | -46 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 124 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 47 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 20.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 181 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 494 mm | +268 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | -106 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Preveza?
Preveza has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Preveza?
The hottest day measured in Preveza between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Preveza?
The coldest day measured in Preveza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Preveza?
Yes. Preveza gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Preveza warmed?
Yes: Preveza warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Preveza?
The wettest day measured in Preveza between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2016, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Preveza?
The windiest day measured in Preveza between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1990, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Preveza?
The warmest month in Preveza is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Preveza?
Preveza receives on average 1,210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Preveza?
Preveza gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Preveza?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Preveza between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1949, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Preveza?
Yes: Preveza has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Preveza?
In Preveza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 19 July 2024, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 14 January 1968.
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