Weather in Kerkyra Island in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kerkyra Island;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kerkyra Island in January
The temperature in January is +13°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +17°C during the day and a minimum of 0°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +15°C.
Is Kerkyra Island warm or cold in January?
Kerkyra Island is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Kerkyra Island, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kerkyra Island in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -3°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 189 mm | 139 mm | 128 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 76% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 189 mm to 139 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kerkyra Island is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kerkyra Island?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kerkyra Island in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+12°C) and the highest in 2020 (+16°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 20 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 485 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kerkyra Island, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.