Thessaly · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Olympus

2,918 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,918 mabove sea level

Prominence2,355 mindependent height

Isolation0.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

40.08° N, 22.35° EElevation 2,918 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,918 m
Mid-mountain1,820 m
Valley · Pythio715 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Olympus in brief

Mount Olympus rises to 2,918 m, Thessaly, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,355 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Pythio, 10 km to the W at 715 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,918 m · 9,573 ft
Prominence: 2,355 m
Region: Thessaly
Country: Greece
Coordinates: 40.0833, 22.3500
Nearest airport: Kozani National Airport Filippos (KZI) · 49 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 Mount Olympus by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Olympus by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-4°	-5°	-2°	2°	7°	11°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-3°
Average low	-11°	-12°	-10°	-6°	-2°	2°	4°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°	-9°
Precipitation	94 mm	93 mm	97 mm	105 mm	130 mm	112 mm	101 mm	82 mm	109 mm	153 mm	153 mm	143 mm
Cloud cover	40%	42%	40%	38%	32%	19%	12%	11%	22%	34%	41%	44%
Daylight	9h 38	10h 41	11h 54	13h 15	14h 23	15h 00	14h 45	13h 47	12h 30	11h 12	9h 59	9h 21
Month score	28	27	27	26	24	30	43	48	28	23	20	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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,750 m	1,600 m	1,950 m	2,550 m	3,300 m	3,900 m	4,200 m	4,250 m	3,700 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,950 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