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Peloponnese · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ithome

805 mMajor summit
Elevation805 mabove sea level
Prominence760 mindependent height
Isolation20 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul29°average high
37.19° N, 21.93° EElevation 805 mUTC+2 · Eastern European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit805 m
  • Mid-mountain440 m
  • Valley · Meligalas82 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ithome in brief

Ithome rises to 805 m, Peloponnese, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 760 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Meligalas, 5.0 km to the NE at 82 m.

Facts

Elevation
805 m · 2,641 ft
Prominence
760 m
Region
Peloponnese
Country
Greece
Coordinates
37.1861, 21.9250
Nearest airport
Kalamata Airport (KLX) · 16 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 Ithome by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°10°3°Jan10°3°Feb13°4°Mar16°7°Apr21°11°May26°15°Jun29°18°Jul29°18°Aug25°15°Sep20°12°Oct15°8°Nov11°5°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Ithome by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high10°10°13°16°21°26°29°29°25°20°15°11°
Average low3°3°4°7°11°15°18°18°15°12°8°5°
Precipitation119 mm98 mm78 mm53 mm30 mm11 mm8 mm11 mm41 mm88 mm156 mm164 mm
Cloud cover35%35%32%27%21%8%3%4%11%24%35%38%
Daylight9h 5310h 5011h 5513h 0814h 0914h 4214h 2913h 3712h 2711h 1710h 129h 37
Month score232949769293828189764726

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,800 m1,750 m2,100 m2,600 m3,300 m3,950 m4,350 m4,400 m3,900 m3,250 m2,550 m2,000 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Ithome in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Greece
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Tetrazion Oros1,389 m–20 km N27°
Makelio539 m–19 km N29°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Meligalas
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Meligalas

Peloponnese · 5.0 km NE
25°Oct high
8wet days
80score
Meligalas
Valýra
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Valýra

Peloponnese · 5.5 km SE
25°Oct high
8wet days
80score
Valýra
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Meropi

Peloponnese · 9.3 km NE
25°Oct high
8wet days
79score
Meropi
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Oichalía

Peloponnese · 10 km NE
25°Oct high
8wet days
79score
Oichalía
Around here

Meligalas and around

Meligalas
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Meligalas

Peloponnese · Greece
Apr–May · Octbest months
34°July high
82 maltitude
Meligalas

Nature

Neda
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21 km N

Neda

River
Neda
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22 km S

Pamisos

River
Pamisos
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24 km NW

Neda Waterfall

Waterfall
Neda Waterfall

Mountains

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29 km E

Grammeni Petra

1,596 m
Grammeni Petra
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23 km E

Xerovouna

1,522 m
Xerovouna
Mount Lykaion
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27 km N

Mount Lykaion

1,421 m
Mount Lykaion

Heritage

Theatre of Messene
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6.1 km SW

Theatre of Messene

archaeological site in Greece · 299 BC
Theatre of Messene
Malthi
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9.3 km NW

Malthi

archaeological site in Greece
Malthi
Odeion of Messene
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6.1 km SW

Odeion of Messene

archaeological site in Greece
Odeion of Messene

Museums

Archaeological museum of Messene
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5.9 km SW

Archaeological museum of Messene

Archaeological museum · 1968
Archaeological museum of Messene