Skiros weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Skiros is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with July and June close behind. Skiros averages about 2,653 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,653
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 659 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Skiros?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Skiros is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (33/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Skiros?
Skiros gets a lot of sun: around 2,653 hours a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate August (92) from January (33), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #33 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,896 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 42% of the annual 659 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 89 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 77 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 66 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 58 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 39 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 82 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 27 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 29 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 17 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 13 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 86 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 48 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 83 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 63 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 77 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 114 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Skiros by month
The sea off Skiros is warmest in July at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in January at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 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
- Skiathos Greece · 88 km · best in Aug · 2,524 h sun/yr
- Athens Greece · 124 km · best in Aug · 2,907 h sun/yr
- Mytilene Greece · 183 km · best in Jul · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Mykonos Greece · 186 km · best in Jul · 2,897 h sun/yr
- Thessaloniki Greece · 216 km · best in Jun · 2,531 h sun/yr
- Izmir Türkiye · 244 km · best in Jun · 2,998 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Limnos Greece · 124 km · 2,796 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nea Anchialos Greece · 149 km · 2,546 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Chios Greece · 159 km · 3,045 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Syros Greece · 176 km · 2,874 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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