Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zarakes features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 569 mm (22.4 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zarakes enjoys an average of 3943 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zarakes are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zarakes experiences 89 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Minimum | 0°C (32°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zarakes, Central Greece, Greece with other places around the world.
Zarakes usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zarakes are June, July and August. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89 (3.5) | 78 (3.1) | 59 (2.3) | 46 (1.8) | 25 (1.0) | 19 (0.8) | 11 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 23 (0.9) | 47 (1.9) | 67 (2.6) | 100 (4.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Zarakes are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zarakes: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196 | 253 | 329 | 346 | 398 | 411 | 426 | 398 | 347 | 318 | 264 | 249 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 49m | 10h 46m | 11h 58m | 13h 12m | 14h 14m | 14h 45m | 14h 29m | 13h 34m | 12h 23m | 11h 9m | 10h 5m | 9h 32m |
Zarakes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Zarakes UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |