Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Astypalaia features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 353 mm (13.9 inches) and receives 52 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Astypalaia enjoys an average of 4037 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 41 minutes to 14 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Astypalaia are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Astypalaia experiences 56 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (46°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Astypalaia, South Aegean, Greece with other places around the world.
Astypalaia usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 77 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Astypalaia are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79 (3.1) | 63 (2.5) | 45 (1.8) | 21 (0.8) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 14 (0.6) | 36 (1.4) | 89 (3.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Astypalaia are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Astypalaia: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219 | 272 | 335 | 354 | 400 | 411 | 423 | 396 | 350 | 326 | 277 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 57m | 10h 50m | 11h 58m | 13h 8m | 14h 6m | 14h 36m | 14h 20m | 13h 29m | 12h 22m | 11h 13m | 10h 12m | 9h 41m |
Astypalaia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Astypalaia UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |