Photo: Robin Rönnlund · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mount OthrysReport this photo · linked, not stored
Mount OthrysReport this photo · linked, not stored
Central Greece · GreeceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Othrys
1,726 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,726 mabove sea level
Prominence1,090 mindependent height
Isolation43 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
39.02° N, 22.71° EElevation 1,726 mUTC+2 · Eastern European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,726 m
- Mid-mountain970 m
- Valley · Pelasgia215 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Othrys in brief
Mount Othrys rises to 1,726 m, Central Greece, Greece. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,090 m, a major independent summit.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Pelasgia, 14 km to the SE at 215 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,726 m · 5,663 ft
- Prominence
- 1,090 m
- Region
- Central Greece
- Country
- Greece
- Coordinates
- 39.0169, 22.7097
- Nearest airport
- Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) · 24 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
iiiSummit climate
The top of Mount Othrys 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 | 2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low | -4° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 89 mm | 60 mm | 66 mm | 54 mm | 49 mm | 26 mm | 22 mm | 18 mm | 36 mm | 79 mm | 99 mm | 99 mm |
| Cloud cover | 48% | 46% | 41% | 34% | 26% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 18% | 36% | 45% | 51% |
| Daylight | 9h 43 | 10h 44 | 11h 54 | 13h 12 | 14h 18 | 14h 53 | 14h 39 | 13h 43 | 12h 29 | 11h 14 | 10h 04 | 9h 27 |
| Month score | 26 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 60 | 89 | 94 | 95 | 77 | 42 | 25 | 22 |
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 | 1,550 m | 1,450 m | 1,800 m | 2,400 m | 3,150 m | 3,800 m | 4,100 m | 4,100 m | 3,650 m | 3,050 m | 2,400 m | 1,750 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 |
ivTerrain
Mount Othrys in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GreecePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kótsalos | 779 m | – | 12 km NW | 26° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Pelasgia
Central Greece · 14 km SE
21°Oct high
7wet days
84score
Photo: Robin Iversen Rönnlund · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Akhinós
Central Greece · 14 km S
22°Oct high
7wet days
83score
Around here
Pelasgia and around
Nature
Photo: Robin Iversen Rönnlund · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Spercheios
River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Boagrius river
River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Vromolimni
Lake
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kallidromo
1,419 m
Heritage
Photo: Robin Iversen Rönnlund · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Achinos
archaeological site in Greece




































































