Rhodes climate

Rhodes is one of the most visited islands in Greece it has many hotels and a very active nightlife, with over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year on the sunniest regions in Europe. From mid-May to mid-September rain is hardly to be expected. The water supply is sufficient, thanks to the limestone mountains all secured. Among other things, the neighbouring islands of Simi and Halki deliveries by ship mitversorgt. During the months of July and August, temperatures up to 40 ° C is not only in the Inland not uncommon. The sea breeze cools, however, on the west coast of the temperatures to around 28 to 32 ° C, on the east coast are mostly 35 to 40 ° C is expected. The relatively low humidity makes the heat bearable. At night, temperatures drop to 23 to 30 ° C. The water temperature in August reached about 27 ° C. Swimming can do it in November. The coolest time in the months of January and February. Daytime temperatures will lie between 12 and 18 ° C at night from 8 to 12 ° C. Frost can virtually be excluded, although on the Attaviros (1,215 m), the highest mountain in Rhodes, sometimes even snow can be reported. The deepest water temperatures are at the end of February or beginning of March with 16 to 17 ° C.

Climate table Rhodes (Airport Station)

Months JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR
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Daily temperature ° C 15 15 17 20 24 28 31 31 28 25 20 17 22.6
Night temperature ° C 9 9 10 13 16 19 22 23 20 17 13 10 15.1
Sunshine hours per day 5 5 7 9 10 12 13 12 11 8 6 4 8.5
Rainy days 12 10 8 3 2 1 1 0 1 6 9 11 64
Water temperature ° C 17 16 16 17 19 22 24 25 25 23 21 19 20

Patmos island

Patmos, in the northwestern Dodecanese, is only 40 square kilometers and a population of just under 3000 a small island. On the island, the apostle John its revelation about 95 AD. Wrote. For Christians Patmos as a place of vision.

Today, tourism is the main industry on the island. Nevertheless, the island is not as crowded as many other Greek islands. There are many Patmos private rooms and pensions. Thus, it is also in the summer just to find a room. Many owners of the room rentals come with arrival of a large ferry to the port to their rooms loudly.

Worth seeing is the famous monastery of St. John (Moni Agios Christodulos) with its weltbkannten Library, considered as the most important historic library in the Greek Orthodox space. Also, the cave in which John described his work, can be visited. Patmos has many beautiful bays and beaches, but most of them are gravel beaches.