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The climate of Kos (Greece)
Kos is a small island in the Aegean Sea and is part of the Dodekanesos Archipelago. Kos is a very popular holiday destination; about one million people visit Kos each year. The capital of the island is Kos city. Beides Kos large cities on the island are: Kefalos, Kardamena, Tigaki, Antimachia, Mastihari, Marmari and Pili. Hippocrates, who is the father of modern medicine, was born on the island. Kos is a relatively small island and the best way to explore the island is by bicycle. The Dikeos mountain range is situated on the island, its highest peak is at an altitude of 864 meters. The village of Zia can be found in this mountain range. Kos has a warm Mediterranean climate. This type of climate is characterized by warm, sometimes hot and very dry summers. Winters are much colder and much wetter. Kos is too cold as a winter sun destination. You’d be well advised to spend warm hot days at the seaside; a sea breeze brings some cooling. During late autumn this wind may feel cold when you get out of the swimming pool.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the entire island of Kos.
Please, note that local deviations may occur

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 14 7 5 12 17
February 14 7 6 10 16
March 16 9 7 9 16
April 20 12 9 6 17
May 24 15 12 3 19
June 29 19 13 1 22
July 32 23 14 0 23
August 32 24 13 0 24
September 29 20 11 2 24
October 24 15 8 3 22
November 19 12 6 8 19
December 16 9 5 12 17
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
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