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The climate of Chios (Greece)
Chios is an island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey and belongs to the Greek Paspargos islands. The smaller islands of Psara, Antipsara, Ouinossos and Passas belong to this island. Popular holiday destinations within Chios are: Karfas, Kambos, Agia Fotini, Agia Ermioni and Vrontados. The capital of the island is the city of Chios. The island is known as the island of Homerus; according to several sources this poet, known for his works The Iliad and The Odyssee was born on this island. Furthermore the island is known for its mastic villages. Just like most of the Greek islands Chios has a warm Mediterranean climate influenced by the Aegean Sea. Summers are hot with little precipitation. The only form of cooling comes from a sea breeze. Winters are mild and pleasant. However, during this period large amounts of precipitation can be expected.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the entire island of Chios.
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	11	5	5	12		15
February	11	5	6	11		15
March	13	6	7	9		15
April	17	9	8	8		16
May	22	13	10	5		18
June	26	17	13	2		22
July	29	20	14	2		23
August	30	21	13	2		23
September	25	16	11	3		22
October	20	12	8	6		20
November	16	9	6	9		18
December	13	6	5	13		16
= 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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