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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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