Pindus · Thessaly · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Karava
2,184 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation2,184 mabove sea level
Prominence990 mindependent height
Isolation36 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
39.31° N, 21.56° EElevation 2,184 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,184 m
- Mid-mountain1,560 m
- Valley · Argithéa930 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Karava in brief
Karava rises to 2,184 m in the Pindus, Thessaly, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 990 m, a major independent summit.
At the summit, July 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 December.
The nearest town in the atlas is Argithéa, 5.1 km to the N at 930 m.
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 Karava by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -1° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low | -8° | -9° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -7° |
| Precipitation | 134 mm | 129 mm | 109 mm | 101 mm | 78 mm | 44 mm | 33 mm | 34 mm | 69 mm | 142 mm | 174 mm | 187 mm |
| Cloud cover | 48% | 49% | 44% | 39% | 31% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 35% | 46% | 52% |
| Daylight | 9h 42 | 10h 44 | 11h 54 | 13h 13 | 14h 19 | 14h 55 | 14h 41 | 13h 44 | 12h 29 | 11h 13 | 10h 03 | 9h 25 |
| Month score | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 45 | 78 | 91 | 91 | 62 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,500 m | 1,400 m | 1,850 m | 2,450 m | 3,150 m | 3,800 m | 4,150 m | 4,150 m | 3,600 m | 3,000 m | 2,300 m | 1,700 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
Karava in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Kryoneri
Thessaly · 11 km E
16°Oct high
8wet days
69score
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Trygóna
Thessaly · 12 km NE
21°Oct high
8wet days
78score
Around here
Argithéa and around
Nature
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Lake Plastiras
Lake · 750 m
Mountains
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Athamanika
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Katafidi
2,393 m
Heritage
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Monastery of the Cave, Karditsa
protected building in Greece