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The climate of Rhodes (Greece)
Rhodes is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea and part of the Dodekanesos islands. The island is not far from the Turkish mainland. Rhodes is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece; each year many tourists come here to enjoy the sun, beaches and the beautiful blue sea. One of the seven world wonders, The Colossus of Rhodes stood high over the entrance of the port. One of the most beautiful archaeological finds, the Acropolis of Lindos can be admired in the village of Lindos. Throughout history the island has known many conquerors including the Achaeans, Goths, Persians, Arabs and the Crusaders. The Ottomans then invaded the island to expel the Knights of Rhodes. After it was conquered by Italy it became part of Greece in 1948. Rhodes has a Mediterranean climate with mild and reasonably wet winters and warm and dry summers. The eastern side of the island is slightly warmer than the western side. This is caused by the influence of the sea, sea currents and the wind. The island gets a large amount of sunshine and pleasantly warm sea water during the summer. The temperature of the sea water is among the highest in the Aegean Sea; this makes it an ideal spot for diving and snorkelling. Temperatures on the coast are 1-2 degrees lower on average than in the interior because of an ever blowing refreshing sea wind.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the entire island of Rhodes. Local deviations may occur. The west is often warmer than the east.

Specific climate information is available for the following places:
Faliraki, Ixia, Kolymbia, Lindos, Rhodes-City and Trianda

	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	12		17
February	15	8	6	10		16
March	17	9	7	9		16
April	21	12	9	7		17
May	24	15	11	4		19
June	29	19	13	2		23
July	31	22	14	1		25
August	32	24	13	1		26
September	29	21	11	2		25
October	24	16	8	5		23
November	20	12	6	7		20
December	16	9	5	12		19
= 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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