The climate of Symi (Greece)
Symi or Simi is a small island off the Turkish coast but is part of
Greece. Symi is part of the Dodekanesos islands and is situated in the
Aegean Sea. Gialos is the capital, but is often referred to as Chora,
which means capital. This used to be one of the most important sites
for finding natural sponges. Ever since these sponges disappeared the
number of inhabitants decreased. Nowadays only a few thousand people
live on the island. The beautiful Panormitis monastery can be found on
this island. Symi has a warm Mediterranean climate with warm and dry
summers and wet and cold winters. During the summer temperatures are
around 30 degrees Celsius on average. However, it may get a little
hotter during the warmest part of the day; the best you can do is find
a place in the shade near the sea then. Winters are too cold to make
Symi suitable as a winter sun destination.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for entire island of Symi. 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
15
7
6
10
16
March
17
9
7
9
16
April
20
11
9
8
17
May
25
15
11
6
19
June
30
19
13
3
22
July
33
22
14
3
23
August
32
22
13
3
24
September
29
19
11
3
24
October
25
15
8
6
22
November
20
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:
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
