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Warmest sea in Greece in January

632 coastal locations in Greece ranked by their typical January sea temperature. Region-wide average in January: 16.4°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in January

Megisti (Kastellorizo)

19.0°C January mean in Greece

Regional January average

16.4°C

across all 632 coastal locations in Greece

Vs annual mean

-3.9°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Greece sea feels like in January

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

Greece monthly average 15.6°C to 26.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 26.4°C
  • Coldest month March 15.6°C
  • Annual mean 20.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 6 of 12

Where January fits in the year

January sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Greece month rankings:

Greece sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Greece location. The list below is based on the typical January mean, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

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Top 50 warmest Greece locations in January

Sorted by the typical January mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

# Location January mean
1 Megisti (Kastellorizo) Notio Aigaio 19.0°C
2 Rodos Notio Aigaio 19.0°C
3 Nisos Symi Aegean 18.9°C
4 Chálki Ionian Islands 18.9°C
5 Agathi Beach Rhodes Island 18.8°C
6 Charaki Rhodes Island 18.8°C
7 Kalathos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
8 Lardos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
9 Lindos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
10 Pefki Rhodes Island 18.8°C
11 Stegna Rhodes Island 18.8°C
12 Theotokos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
13 Tsambika Beach Rhodes Island 18.8°C
14 Afandou Rhodes Island 18.8°C
15 Ammoudes Rhodes Island 18.8°C
16 Faliraki Rhodes Island 18.8°C
17 Gennadi Rhodes Island 18.8°C
18 Ialysos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
19 Ixia Rhodes Island 18.8°C
20 Kalithea Rhodes Island 18.8°C
21 Kiotari Rhodes Island 18.8°C
22 Kolymbia Rhodes Island 18.8°C
23 Kremasti Rhodes Island 18.8°C
24 Petaloudes Rhodes Island 18.8°C
25 Rhodes Rhodes Island 18.8°C
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26 Soroni Rhodes Island 18.8°C
27 Theologos Rhodes Island 18.8°C
28 Vagies Rhodes Island 18.8°C
29 Lachania Rhodes Island 18.8°C
30 Macheria Rhodes Island 18.8°C
31 Prasonisi Rhodes Island 18.8°C
32 Kardámaina Ionian Islands 18.7°C
33 Nisos Kos Aegean 18.7°C
34 Fanes Rhodes Island 18.7°C
35 Kalavarda Rhodes Island 18.7°C
36 Kameiros Rhodes Island 18.7°C
37 Kamiros Skala Rhodes Island 18.7°C
38 Mandriko Rhodes Island 18.7°C
39 Monolithos Rhodes Island 18.7°C
40 Symi Aegean Islands 18.5°C
41 Tilos Aegean Islands 18.5°C
42 Agía Marína Ionian Islands 18.5°C
43 Lakkíon Ionian Islands 18.5°C
44 Akrotiri Santorini 18.5°C
45 Astypálaia Ionian Islands 18.4°C
46 Frý Ionian Islands 18.4°C
47 Nisos Astipalaia Aegean 18.4°C
48 Kefalos Kos Island 18.4°C
49 Mandraki Aegean Islands 18.4°C
50 Nisyros Aegean Islands 18.4°C

Coldest 10 in Greece in January

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Greece coasts to avoid for swimming in January.

# Location January mean
1 Made Crete 6.0°C
2 Paleopoli Samothrace 13.8°C
3 Alexandroupoli Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 13.9°C
4 Leptokarya Pieria 13.9°C
5 Limani Litochorou Pieria 13.9°C
6 Neos Panteleimonas Pieria 13.9°C
7 Olympiaki Akti Pieria 13.9°C
8 Plaka Pieria 13.9°C
9 Skotina Pieria 13.9°C
10 Therma Samothrace 14.0°C

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