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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.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Othrys by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°2°-4°Jan1°-5°Feb4°-3°Mar8°0°Apr13°5°May17°10°Jun19°12°Jul19°12°Aug16°9°Sep12°6°Oct7°2°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Othrys by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°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°
Precipitation89 mm60 mm66 mm54 mm49 mm26 mm22 mm18 mm36 mm79 mm99 mm99 mm
Cloud cover48%46%41%34%26%12%7%7%18%36%45%51%
Daylight9h 4310h 4411h 5413h 1214h 1814h 5314h 3913h 4312h 2911h 1410h 049h 27
Month score263535416089949577422522

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,550 m1,450 m1,800 m2,400 m3,150 m3,800 m4,100 m4,100 m3,650 m3,050 m2,400 m1,750 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mount Othrys in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Greece
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Kótsalos779 m–12 km NW26°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Pelasgia

Central Greece · 14 km SE
21°Oct high
7wet days
84score
Pelasgia
Stylida
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Stylida

Central Greece · 14 km SW
22°Oct high
7wet days
83score
Stylida
Akhinós
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Akhinós

Central Greece · 14 km S
22°Oct high
7wet days
83score
Akhinós
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Anavra

Thessaly · 15 km NW
17°Oct high
7wet days
78score
Anavra
Around here

Pelasgia and around

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Pelasgia

Central Greece · Greece
Apr–May · Octbest months
29°July high
215 maltitude
Pelasgia

Nature

Spercheios
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25 km W

Spercheios

River
Spercheios
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19 km SW

Boagrius river

River
Boagrius river
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18 km S

Vromolimni

Lake
Vromolimni

Mountains

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32 km SW

Kallidromo

1,419 m
Kallidromo
Telethrio
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32 km E

Telethrio

970 m
Telethrio
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25 km NW

Kótsalos

779 m
Kótsalos

Heritage

Achinos
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11 km SW

Achinos

archaeological site in Greece
Achinos
Antron
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14 km E

Antron

archaeological site in Greece
Antron

Museums

Museum of the Sea
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13 km NE

Museum of the Sea

2003
Museum of the Sea