Salamina climate — normals and trends
Salamina (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 383 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Salamina averages 1 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Salamina has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 7 July 1988) and the coldest -7.7 °C (on 24 January 2004).
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
SalaminaAttica
- coords
- 37.96°, 23.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
383mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
61 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
41.2 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest day
-7.7 °C
24 January 2004
Wettest day
102 mm
26 March 1998
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
22 February 1940
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
15 February 2005
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
3 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-12.1 °C
24 January 2004
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
5 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.6 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 43 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 11.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 53 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 43 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 22 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 57 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 52 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salamina?
Salamina has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salamina?
The hottest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1988, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salamina?
The coldest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2004, at -7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Salamina?
Yes. Salamina gets on average 5.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Salamina warmed?
Yes: Salamina warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salamina?
The wettest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1998, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salamina?
The windiest day measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1940, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salamina?
The warmest month in Salamina is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Salamina?
Salamina receives on average 383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salamina?
Salamina 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 Salamina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salamina between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1983, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Salamina?
Yes: Salamina has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salamina?
In Salamina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 3 August 2021, and the lowest was -12.1 °C on 24 January 2004.
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