Weather forecaster Fanis Chatzigrivas presented what the Merominia (traditional Greek weather forecasting method) predict for the period September 2025 – March 2026, describing a winter period that will be among the rainiest in recent years.
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It should be noted that Merominia constitute a traditional Greek practice of long-term weather forecasting, with local character (within a radius of approximately 60 kilometers from the observation point). Mr. Chatzigrivas explains that combining elements from “strategically selected areas” increases their reliability, with success rates that –as he estimates– reach up to 95% in some months.
The general weather outlook for winter 2025-2026
According to the forecaster, these will be the characteristics of this winter:
– Normal temperatures for this winter, but with very high rainfall percentages.
– Among the rainiest in recent years.
– With significant snowfall even in lowland areas.
– With intense and long-duration snow in mountainous regions.
Monthly forecasts
September 2025
Normal temperatures in the south, slightly lower in the north and central Greece. Long periods of sunshine, but also rain in most parts of the country.
October 2025
Relatively normal, with a strong wave of bad weather after the 12th of the month, mainly in the Ionian, Crete and Peloponnese. In the last ten days, a significant temperature rise is expected, mainly in southern mainland areas and Crete.
November 2025
Normal temperatures, with sunshine and rain. From November 8-13, the first snow is forecast at low altitudes, even in lowlands of Macedonia, possibly in Epirus and Thessaly. Towards the end of the month, noticeable temperature drop in Macedonia and Thrace.
December 2025
Entry with cold air masses and low temperatures. Possibility of a “white Christmas” in certain areas, with snowfall even in lowlands of Central Greece, Attica, Evia, Thessaly and Epirus. In the last ten days the weather becomes milder, but rainy.
January 2026
Relatively mild at the beginning, with temperatures slightly above normal levels in the south. From the end of the month, intense bad weather from the northeast, with snowfall in low-lying and flat areas of central, northern and eastern Greece. Several days with sunshine and frost.
February 2026
Starts with fair weather and possible fog. Subsequently, alternations with clear spells and “passages” of severe phenomena – rain, storms and snowfall. Possible difficulties in northeastern Peloponnese, eastern Central Greece, Attica, Evia, southern Thessaly and Crete.
March 2026
Intense storm passages, mainly in western, southern and eastern mainland areas. Milder phenomena in Macedonia and Thrace. Heavy snow in mountainous areas, with mild temperatures in the south, but lower in the north and west.
