Corfu Weather in January
Corfu in January
The short of it: Corfu in January averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 115 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
January in Corfu brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 5°, with about 115 mm of rain over the month. Corfu's coldest stretch of the year, 14° by day and 5° by night. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-January, 17 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Corfu runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Alepoú, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Corfu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 57 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlepoúIonian Islands | 2 km WSW | 14° | 5° | 117 mm |
| KanáliIonian Islands | 3 km SW | 14° | 5° | 117 mm |
| PotamósIonian Islands | 4 km W | 14° | 5° | 117 mm |
| PeramaIonian Islands | 5 km S | 13° | 5° | 123 mm |
| VirósIonian Islands | 6 km SW | 14° | 5° | 117 mm |
| KontokáliIonian Islands | 6 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 123 mm |
| KynopiástesIonian Islands | 7 km SSW | 13° | 5° | 123 mm |
| Káto KorakiánaIonian Islands | 11 km NW | 13° | 4° | 134 mm |