The climate of Samos (Greece)
Samos is part of Greece’s North-Aegean islands and is situated in the
Aegean Sea. The capital of Samos is Vathi, also known as Samos-City.
Samos is a mountainous island. The highest peaks of the Aegean Sea are
located here: Kerketefs Mountain and the mountain of Ampelos. The most
popular places on Samos are Pythagorion and Kokkari. Ferries regularly
sail to Turkey from here. Samos has a pleasant Mediterranean climate
with warm and dry summers and wet and mild winters. During the summer
temperatures are around 30 degrees Celsius. Heat waves with
temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius are not uncommon. Whoever wants
to travel to Samos in the beginning of the season (April-May) should
bear in mind that temperatures are not as high as you would expect.
This makes Samos unsuitable as a winter sun destination. Especially
along the cold sea it may be cold. During the second half of May or
the first half of June temperatures start to rise. Whoever wants to
travel to Samos during autumn should bear in mind that heavy rain and
increasing winds are not uncommon during this period as a result of
the transition to winter.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for the entire island of Samos. 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
12
5
5
12
16
February
13
6
6
11
16
March
15
7
7
9
15
April
19
10
9
8
16
May
24
13
11
6
18
June
29
18
13
2
21
July
31
21
14
1
23
August
31
22
13
1
24
September
28
18
11
3
23
October
22
13
8
6
21
November
18
10
6
8
18
December
14
7
5
13
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:
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
