Lefkada climate — normals and trends
Lefkada (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,242 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lefkada averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Lefkada has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -2.8 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
LefkadaIonian Islands
- coords
- 38.83°, 20.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,242mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
31.7 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-2.8 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
114 mm
6 September 2016
Windiest day
72.4 km/h
28 February 1990
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
28 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
19 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
7.8 cm
24 January 1942
Sunniest day
14.5 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 159 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 17 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 30 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 210 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 458 mm | +221 mm |
| Dec | 15.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 125 mm | -102 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lefkada?
Lefkada has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,242 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lefkada?
The hottest day measured in Lefkada between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lefkada?
The coldest day measured in Lefkada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lefkada?
Almost never: Lefkada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lefkada warmed?
Yes: Lefkada warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lefkada?
The wettest day measured in Lefkada between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2016, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lefkada?
The windiest day measured in Lefkada between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1990, with winds reaching 72.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lefkada?
The warmest month in Lefkada is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lefkada?
Lefkada receives on average 1,242 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lefkada?
Lefkada gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lefkada?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lefkada between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, with 7.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lefkada?
Yes: Lefkada has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lefkada?
In Lefkada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 19 July 2024, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 14 January 1968.
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