Weather in Kos in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kos;
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Kos
Average weather
Average temperature in Kos in January
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +13°C.
Is Kos warm or cold in January?
Kos is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +12°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Kos, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Kos in January
Water in Kos in January is Fresh. It varies from +16°C to +20°C, with an average of +18°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +14°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Kos in January?
Climate in Kos in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 146 mm | 142 mm | 102 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 7 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +18°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 146 mm to 142 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 6 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kos is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kos in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+19°C) and the highest in 2018 (+24°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 335 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1062 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kos, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.