Has it rained enough in Thessaloniki?
The last rain heavy enough to soak in fell over a week ago. What has fallen since wet the leaves and no more.
Thessaloniki has had 4.7mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 39.7mm, so that is about 12% of what the ground usually gets — and the driest August in 30 years was 4.6mm.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Thessaloniki through a normal year
Across a normal year Thessaloniki gets about 672.1mm of rain, most of it in December (79mm) and least in July (38.7mm).
That makes Thessaloniki the wettest place this site covers in Greece in August — 39.7mm against Rhodes's 0.4mm at the other end.
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Thessaloniki as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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