Weather in Karpathos in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Karpathos
Average weather
Average temperature in Karpathos in January
Going from a maximum of +66°F during the day to a minimum of +50°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +63°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 56% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +57°F.
Is Karpathos warm or cold in January?
Karpathos is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +61°F to +59°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +57°F to +55°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is one of the coolest months in Karpathos, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Karpathos in January
Water in Karpathos in January is Fresh. It varies from +60°F to +66°F, with an average of +63°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +59°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Karpathos in January?
Climate in Karpathos in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +59°F | +57°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +41°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +68°F | +66°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 58 mm | 63 mm | 53 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +65°F | +63°F | +62°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 70% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +61°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +59°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 58 mm to 63 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 6 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 4 to 5.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Karpathos is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Karpathos?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Karpathos in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+65°F) and the highest in 2018 (+73°F). The driest year was 1990 with only 160 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 480 mm.
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Monthly weather in Karpathos
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Karpathos, 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.