Paros climate — normals and trends
Paros (Greece) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 379 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Paros averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Paros has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 3 August 2021) and the coldest 1.9 °C (on 19 February 1983).
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
ParosSouth Aegean
- coords
- 37.08°, 25.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
379mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
33.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
29.4 °C
3 August 2021
Coldest day
1.9 °C
19 February 1983
Wettest day
69 mm
22 October 1976
Windiest day
78.0 km/h
22 January 2004
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
22 January 2004
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
23 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-8.5 °C
9 February 1976
Snowiest day
6.3 cm
14 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.2 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paros?
Paros has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 379 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paros?
The hottest day measured in Paros between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2021, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paros?
The coldest day measured in Paros between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1983, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Paros?
Almost never: Paros sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paros warmed?
Yes: Paros warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paros?
The wettest day measured in Paros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 1976, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paros?
The windiest day measured in Paros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 78.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paros?
The warmest month in Paros is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Paros?
Paros receives on average 379 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paros?
Paros gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Paros?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Paros between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, with 6.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Paros?
Yes: Paros has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paros?
In Paros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 23 July 2025, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 9 February 1976.
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