West Macedonia · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Botsara

1,959 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,959 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation5.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

40.82° N, 21.20° EElevation 1,959 mUTC+2 · Eastern European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,959 m
Mid-mountain1,500 m
Valley · Agios Germanos1,035 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Botsara in brief

Botsara rises to 1,959 m, West Macedonia, Greece.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Agios Germanos, 4.3 km to the NW at 1,035 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,959 m · 6,427 ft
Region: West Macedonia
Country: Greece
Coordinates: 40.8167, 21.2000
Nearest airport: Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD) · 56 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Botsara by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Botsara by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-1°	3°	7°	12°	16°	19°	19°	15°	10°	4°	-1°
Average low	-9°	-10°	-7°	-4°	1°	5°	8°	8°	5°	1°	-4°	-7°
Precipitation	73 mm	68 mm	73 mm	82 mm	79 mm	52 mm	48 mm	46 mm	72 mm	97 mm	106 mm	108 mm
Cloud cover	47%	46%	45%	42%	35%	20%	13%	12%	24%	37%	47%	52%
Daylight	9h 34	10h 39	11h 53	13h 17	14h 27	15h 05	14h 50	13h 50	12h 30	11h 10	9h 56	9h 16
Month score	31	33	32	30	45	77	87	87	62	28	22	19

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,100 m	1,100 m	1,600 m	2,200 m	2,950 m	3,600 m	4,000 m	4,050 m	3,450 m	2,750 m	1,950 m	1,350 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Botsara in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Greece

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pelister	2,601 m	–	21 km N	15°
Ilinden	2,540 m	–	21 km N	16°
Varnous	2,334 m	370 m	7.3 km NE	17°
Verno	2,128 m	570 m	20 km SE	21°
Baltan	2,117 m	–	7.6 km N	19°
Piramis Kitsevou	2,090 m	–	7.0 km NE	19°
Dobra Voda	2,062 m	–	11 km N	24°
Toumba	2,040 m	–	5.6 km NE	18°