Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palamas features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (11 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 740 mm (29.1 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palamas enjoys an average of 3813 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 25 minutes to 14 hours 53 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palamas are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palamas experiences 137 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 29 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 (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average low | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -7°C (19°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -12°C (11°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palamas, Thessaly, Greece with other places around the world.
Palamas usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palamas are May, August and September. On average, 26 mm (1.0 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) | 94 (3.7) | 96 (3.8) | 76 (3.0) | 54 (2.1) | 35 (1.4) | 39 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 18 (0.7) | 25 (1.0) | 64 (2.5) | 98 (3.9) | 103 (4.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Palamas are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palamas: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192 | 233 | 315 | 336 | 394 | 400 | 422 | 394 | 345 | 298 | 242 | 235 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 43m | 10h 42m | 11h 57m | 13h 15m | 14h 21m | 14h 53m | 14h 36m | 13h 38m | 12h 24m | 11h 7m | 9h 59m | 9h 25m |
Palamas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / 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 Palamas 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 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |