Chios Weather in January
Chios in January
The short of it: Chios in January averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 6° · rain 117 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
January in Chios brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 6°, with about 117 mm of rain over the month. Chios's coldest stretch of the year, 13° by day and 6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-January, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Chios runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Karyés, 4 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
January in Chios, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaryésNorth Aegean | 4 km NW | 11° | 5° | 121 mm |
| VrontádosNorth Aegean | 4 km N | 12° | 6° | 118 mm |
| ChalkeióNorth Aegean | 5 km SW | 12° | 5° | 118 mm |
| ThymianáNorth Aegean | 6 km S | 13° | 6° | 117 mm |
| NeochóriNorth Aegean | 7 km SSW | 12° | 6° | 117 mm |
| KallimasiáNorth Aegean | 9 km SSW | 12° | 6° | 117 mm |
| Ágios Geórgios SykoúsisNorth Aegean | 9 km SW | 11° | 5° | 119 mm |
| TholopotámiNorth Aegean | 10 km SW | 11° | 5° | 119 mm |