Weather in Samos in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Samos;
Average weather
Average temperature in Samos in January
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +13°C.
Is Samos warm or cold in January?
Samos is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Samos, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Samos in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +13°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 220 mm | 192 mm | 132 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +15°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 220 mm to 192 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 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 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Samos is gradually decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Samos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Samos in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2000 (+13°C) and the highest in 2023 (+17°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 755 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Samos
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Samos, 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.