Weather in Lárisa in August

A hard month. August is a hard month in Lárisa, and worth planning around. Daytime highs average 34.9 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

August ranks 12 of 12 — near the bottom of Lárisa's year. April is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 41 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain falls on only 4 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 15 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest August day reached 43.6 °C and the coldest night fell to 14.2 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 45 mm — roughly 205% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. August rainfall has ranged from 2 mm to 89 mm across the twenty years measured — a 87 mm spread around an average of 22 mm. The average is real but almost no individual August looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 7.3 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 46%.

How August sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 35.4 °C in July, 34.9 here, 29.7 in September. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in August

13.8 hours of daylight, losing 1.1 hours across the month. That is between Lárisa's extremes of 15 and 9.4 hours, so days are long enough not to constrain the plan.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 32.7 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

August in Lárisa versus nearby

If Lárisa is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Volos is a better bet in August — 6.1 °C cooler, the same number of rain days. Thessaloníki is a better bet in August — 2 °C cooler, the same number of rain days.

So: August is a compromise. April is 41 points better and is what Lárisa is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Lárisa

See all twelve months in Lárisa, or where else to go in August.