Rhodes weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Rhodes is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with August and June close behind. Rhodes averages about 3,201 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,201
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 743 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 128k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Rhodes?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rhodes is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (41/100, 167 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rhodes?
Rhodes is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,201 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate July (98) from January (41), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 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 59% of the annual 743 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 167 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 112 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 63 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 83 | 19° / 66°F | 16° / 61°F | 41 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 3 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 3 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 18 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 21° / 70°F | 52 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 81 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 95 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 161 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Rhodes by month
The sea off Rhodes is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 18°C / 64°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
- Dalaman Türkiye · 72 km · best in Jun · 3,202 h sun/yr
- Kos Greece · 99 km · best in Jul · 3,218 h sun/yr
- Bodrum Türkiye · 101 km · best in Jul · 3,195 h sun/yr
- Karpathos Greece · 138 km · best in Jul · 3,177 h sun/yr
- Samos Greece · 177 km · best in Jul · 3,081 h sun/yr
- Denizli Türkiye · 210 km · best in Sep · 3,070 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kalymnos Greece · 120 km · 3,101 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Kastelorizo Greece · 137 km · 3,159 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Rhodes compares month by month: Rhodes vs Bodrum · Rhodes vs Dalaman · Rhodes vs Kos · Rhodes vs Karpathos · all comparisons
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