Thessaly · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Ossa

1,978 mUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,978 mabove sea level

Prominence1,854 mindependent height

Isolation43 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

39.80° N, 22.70° EElevation 1,978 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,978 m
Mid-mountain1,390 m
Valley · Spiliá806 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Ossa in brief

Mount Ossa rises to 1,978 m, Thessaly, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,854 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Spiliá, 4.6 km to the W at 806 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,978 m · 6,490 ft
Prominence: 1,854 m
Region: Thessaly
Country: Greece
Coordinates: 39.8000, 22.7000
Nearest airport: Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) · 65 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 Ossa by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mount Ossa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	0°	3°	6°	11°	15°	17°	17°	14°	10°	6°	2°
Average low	-3°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	9°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation	83 mm	67 mm	71 mm	57 mm	52 mm	29 mm	25 mm	22 mm	48 mm	105 mm	114 mm	114 mm
Cloud cover	46%	45%	42%	35%	28%	15%	9%	8%	19%	35%	44%	50%
Daylight	9h 39	10h 42	11h 54	13h 14	14h 22	14h 58	14h 44	13h 46	12h 29	11h 12	10h 01	9h 22
Month score	29	33	33	40	48	74	85	87	64	28	21	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–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,850 m	1,700 m	2,000 m	2,550 m	3,200 m	3,800 m	4,150 m	4,150 m	3,750 m	3,250 m	2,600 m	2,050 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow