Climate of Lesbos
The island Lesbos has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Lesbos is 20° degrees and there is about 505 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 239 days a year with an average humidity of 67% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 11°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 8°C and 23°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 9°C and 36°C
- Rain: it rains 109 days and there is a total of approximately 505 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 1 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3393 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 11°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in August |
Coldest month: | 11°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 8°C and 23°C |
Sea temperature: | between 9°C and 36°C |
Dry days: | 255 days |
Days with rain: | 109 days |
Days with snow: | 1 days |
Total rain sum: | 505 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3393 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lesbos.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lesbos.
Climate table of Lesbos
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lesbos. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lesbos might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
Night temp. (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Water temp. (°C) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 67 |
Days with rain | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Days with snow | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dry days | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Best time to visit Lesbos
The best time to visit Lesbos, Greece is April through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. On the island of Lesbos, the warmest month is August with 30°C and the coldest is January with 11°C. The water temperature is 36°C at its highest and in other months it can be 9°C.
Climate of Lesbos by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Lesbos? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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