The climate of Karpathos (Greece)
Karpathos is a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea and is part
of the Dodekanesos archipelago, just like Rhodes. The capital of this
island is Karpathos city which is also known as Pigadia. Off the north
coast the smaller island of Saria is located. Crete and Rhodes can be
reached from here by ferry. Karpathos is not too popular with
tourists. You can also say that the island hasn’t yet been discovered
by tourists. Karpathos has a Mediterranean climate with dry and warm
summers and mild and wet winters. Karpathos gets less annual
precipitation than other islands such as Rhodes. During the summer
Karpathos gets a lot of sunshine. Rain and thunderstorms hardly bring
any precipitation. Karpathos is an excellent sun destination with
average temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius and 13 hours of sunshine
per day.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for the entire island of Karpathos. 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
8
5
11
16
February
15
8
6
9
16
March
16
9
7
8
16
April
19
12
8
7
17
May
23
15
10
3
19
June
27
19
13
1
22
July
30
21
13
1
24
August
30
22
13
1
25
September
27
20
11
2
24
October
23
16
8
5
22
November
19
13
6
7
20
December
16
10
5
12
18
= 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:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
