Kithira weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Kithira is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with June and July close behind. Kithira averages about 2,918 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,918
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 530 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 315 m
When is the best time to visit Kithira?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kithira is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (26/100, 95 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kithira?
Kithira gets a lot of sun: around 2,918 hours a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate August (96) from January (26), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,896 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 51% of the annual 530 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 79 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 48 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 28 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 17 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 4 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 26 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 77 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 94 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Kithira by month
The sea off Kithira is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kalamata Greece · 125 km · best in May · 2,737 h sun/yr
- Chaniá Greece · 131 km · best in Jul · 2,895 h sun/yr
- Athens Greece · 202 km · best in Aug · 2,907 h sun/yr
- Santorini Greece · 221 km · best in Jun · 3,012 h sun/yr
- Heraklion Greece · 221 km · best in Jul · 2,929 h sun/yr
- Mykonos Greece · 244 km · best in Jul · 2,897 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Milos Greece · 139 km · 3,031 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Paros Greece · 205 km · 2,895 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Syros Greece · 214 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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