Karpathos climate — normals and trends
Karpathos (Greece) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Karpathos averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Karpathos has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 4 August 2021) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 5 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KarpathosSouth Aegean
- coords
- 35.51°, 27.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.9°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
313mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
33.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
45.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
146 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.3 °C
4 August 2021
Coldest day
3.4 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
63 mm
10 November 1983
Windiest day
78.0 km/h
20 November 1964
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
20 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
27 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-7.8 °C
9 February 1976
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 23 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 18.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 76 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karpathos?
Karpathos has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karpathos?
The hottest day measured in Karpathos between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2021, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karpathos?
The coldest day measured in Karpathos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Karpathos?
Almost never: Karpathos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karpathos warmed?
Yes: Karpathos warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karpathos?
The wettest day measured in Karpathos between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1983, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karpathos?
The windiest day measured in Karpathos between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1964, with winds reaching 78.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karpathos?
The warmest month in Karpathos is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Karpathos?
Karpathos receives on average 313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karpathos?
Karpathos gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Karpathos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karpathos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karpathos?
Yes: Karpathos has on average 146 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karpathos?
In Karpathos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 27 August 2010, and the lowest was -7.8 °C on 9 February 1976.
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