Weather in Lárisa in July

A hard month. July is a hard month in Lárisa, and worth planning around. Daytime highs average 35.4 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

July ranks 11 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: 17 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest July day reached 46.6 °C and the coldest night fell to 16.3 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 49 mm — roughly 169% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. July rainfall has ranged from 0 mm to 91 mm across the twenty years measured — a 91 mm spread around an average of 29 mm. The average is real but almost no individual July looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 7.4 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 44%.

How July sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 32.5 °C in June, 35.4 here, 34.9 in August. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in July

July is at or near the longest days of Lárisa's year: 14.7 hours of daylight, losing 0.6 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

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.

July in Lárisa versus nearby

If Lárisa is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Volos is a better bet in July — 6.8 °C cooler, the same number of rain days. Thessaloníki is a better bet in July — 2.4 °C cooler, 1 day more rain.

So: July 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 July.