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Climate in Skopelos (Greece)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Climate chart - Skopelos
The climate of Skopelos, a Greek island belonging to the Northern Sporades, is Mediterranean, with relatively mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers.
The daily average temperature ranges from around 10 °C (50 °F) in January to around 27 °C (80 °F) in July and August. Here are the average temperatures.
Skopelos - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
Temperatures (°C)
MonthMinMaxMean
January7,811,89,8
February8,412,410,4
March10,514,412,5
April13,117,315,2
May17,822,520,1
June22,12724,5
July24,229,226,7
August24,329,226,8
September20,525,623
October1721,419,2
November13,417,115,3
December91311
Year15,720,117,9

Being a short distance from the mainland, the island is subject to outbreaks of cold air in winter, while in late spring and summer, it can occasionally receive some showers or thunderstorms coming from the same continent.
The island's interior is covered with plains and hills, which reach about 650 meters (2,100 ft) above sea level, and it's green.

Rainfall follows the Mediterranean pattern, in fact, it is more frequent from October to April, and amounts to 630 millimeters (25 inches) per year. As mentioned, rainfall is rare in summer, and occurs in the form of short showers or thunderstorms. Here is the average precipitation.
Skopelos - Average precipitation
MonthRain (mm)Days
January8010
February709
March608
April407
May406
June254
July202
August252
September405
October707
November6510
December9512
Year63082

Winter, from December to mid-March, is quite mild: the maximum temperature is on average about 12/13 °C (54/55 °F), but there can be milder periods, with highs around 15/18 °C (59/64 °F), and cold periods, when highs remain around 5/7 °C (41/45 °F), and with a moderate or even strong wind that heightens the feeling of cold. In addition, sometimes, and not too infrequently, it can snow, and there may be frosts at night.

Spring, from mid-March to May, is mild, but with some periods a bit cold, windy and rainy, which gradually become less frequent.

Summer, from June to mid-September, is hot and sunny, with rare showers. Typically, the maximum temperatures hover around 30 °C (86 °F) and rarely exceed 33/34 °C (91/93 °F), sometimes, however, there can be short heat waves, in which the temperature can reach 38/40 °C (100/104 °F).

Autumn, from mid-September to November, is pleasantly warm at first, then gradually becomes milder. The rains gradually become more frequent, although in September and the first half of October, there are still entire weeks without rain. In November, the first days a bit cold and windy begin to occur, and sometimes also in October.

Skopelos town

The amount of sunshine in Skopelos is very good in summer, when clear skies prevail, and it is also good in May and September, while in the rest of the year, there are both sunny periods and periods with cloudy skies. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Skopelos - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January3,5115
February5150
March6,5200
April8,5260
May9,5300
June11335
July12375
August11,5355
September9,5290
October7,5235
November5,5170
December3,5115
Year7,92900

The temperature of the sea, still cold in May and cool in June, becomes high enough for swimming from July to September. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Skopelos - Sea temperature
MonthTemperatures (°C)
January14,5
February14
March13,5
April14,5
May18
June22
July24,5
August25
September24
October21
November18">
December15,5
Year18,7

Best Time


The best time to go to Skopelos for a beach holiday is summer, from June to mid-September. In June, and sometimes in early July, there can be some cool evenings, so it's better to bring a sweatshirt for the evening.
In May, not only the sea is cold, but some days can also be cool, with highs below 20 °C (68 °F), especially in the first half of the month.
If you want to go on excursions on the island, you can choose May and September.

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