Rhodope Mountains · East Macedonia and Thrace · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Falakro

2,232 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,232 mabove sea level

Prominence1,390 mindependent height

Isolation65 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

41.29° N, 24.09° EElevation 2,232 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,232 m
Mid-mountain1,370 m
Valley · Vathylakkos498 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Falakro in brief

Falakro rises to 2,232 m in the Rhodope Mountains, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,390 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Vathylakkos, 9.1 km to the SE at 498 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,232 m · 7,323 ft
Prominence: 1,390 m
Range: Rhodope Mountains
Region: East Macedonia and Thrace
Country: Greece
Coordinates: 41.2939, 24.0947
Nearest airport: Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA) · 61 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 Falakro by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Falakro by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-2°	1°	5°	10°	14°	16°	16°	12°	8°	4°	0°
Average low	-10°	-11°	-9°	-5°	-1°	3°	5°	5°	2°	-1°	-5°	-9°
Precipitation	78 mm	82 mm	81 mm	82 mm	102 mm	104 mm	81 mm	70 mm	56 mm	75 mm	100 mm	124 mm
Cloud cover	44%	46%	46%	42%	36%	23%	16%	14%	23%	35%	43%	47%
Daylight	9h 31	10h 38	11h 53	13h 18	14h 29	15h 08	14h 53	13h 52	12h 31	11h 09	9h 54	9h 13
Month score	31	29	29	30	28	50	67	70	54	35	25	18

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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,300 m	1,200 m	1,650 m	2,250 m	2,950 m	3,500 m	3,800 m	3,800 m	3,300 m	2,750 m	2,100 m	1,500 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Falakro in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Greece

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Chionotrypa	2,211 m	–	0.4 km W	16°
Tikolnitsa	2,012 m	–	3.3 km SE	18°
Boz Dag	1,380 m	–	2.7 km N	22°
Megalovouni, Drama	1,117 m	–	18 km SE	23°