ANDROS
Climate and Weather
Climate and Weather
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| Aegina | Alonissos | Andros |
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| Hydra | Kalymnos | Karpathos |
| Kefalonia | Kos | Lefkas |
| Lesbos | Mykonos | Naxos |
| Paros | Patmos | Peloponnese |
| Poros | Rhodes | Samos |
| Santorini | Skiathos | Skopelos |
| Spetses | Thasos | Zakynthos |
Climate and Weather
Greece MeltemiPhoto: Public domain
The climate of Andros is usually characterized by mild, rainy winters and warm dry summers. Due to the topographic conditions, there are considerable climatic differences on the island. For example, only the lower-lying areas have a continuous dry period in the summer, in higher-lying areas it also sometimes rains in the summer. The average annual temperature is approximately 18.0°C. C. Due to the cooling Meltemi winds from northwest to northeast from late July to early September, the average July temperature is around 25°C. ‘In winter, the average temperature in January is around 12.0°C. Night frost days are rare on Andros, averaging eight per year.
The elevation of the island and its northwest-southeast orientation make the annual rainfall remarkably higher compared to other Cycladic islands. In the coastal areas an average of about 450 to 500 mm falls, in the mountain areas more than 900 mm. Almost every year, from January to February, some snow falls in the villages of the mountainous region of Kouvara-Petalo. Snowfall at lower altitudes is rare. In the summer months in the mountainous region of Petalo Kouvara, the dry and cool Meltemi in combination with evaporation of water causes local cloud formation and increased humidity.
| maximum | minimum | hours of sunshine | rain | |
| January | 12°C | 7°C | 4 | 91 mm |
| February | 13°C | 7°C | 5 | 66 mm |
| March | 14°C | 8°C | 6 | 58 mm |
| April | 18°C | 11°C | 8 | 29 mm |
| May | 22°C | 15°C | 10 | 20 mm |
| June | 26°C | 19°C | 13 | 9 mm |
| July | 28°C | 21°C | 13 | 5 mm |
| August | 28°C | 21°C | 12 | 5 mm |
| September | 25°C | 18°C | 10 | 16 mm |
| October | 21°C | 15°C | 7 | 50 mm |
| November | 17°C | 12°C | 5 | 66 mm |
| December | 14°C | 9°C | 4 | 95 mm |
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