climigo

Aegean

When to go?

The best months are May–June, September–October. Avoid July–August (hot).

Climate zones

GreeceMediterraneanCentral AnatoliaMarmaraBlack SeaİzmirİzmirİzmirBodrumBodrumBodrumManisaManisaManisaEphesusEphesusEphesusSardisSardisSardis

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 8°0°
February 10°0°
March 14°2°
April 19°6°
May 24°10°
June 28°14°
July 32°17°
August 32°17°
September 28°13°
October 22°9°
November 16°4°
December 10°1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.3 · 8.4 °CJanuary: −0.3 · 8.4 °C0.4 · 10.2 °CFebruary: 0.4 · 10.2 °C2.4 · 13.9 °CMarch: 2.4 · 13.9 °C6.0 · 18.7 °CApril: 6.0 · 18.7 °C10.4 · 23.8 °CMay: 10.4 · 23.8 °C14.2 · 28.2 °CJune: 14.2 · 28.2 °C17.0 · 32.3 °CJuly: 17.0 · 32.3 °C17.2 · 32.2 °CAugust: 17.2 · 32.2 °C13.3 · 27.6 °CSeptember: 13.3 · 27.6 °C8.7 · 21.6 °COctober: 8.7 · 21.6 °C4.3 · 15.8 °CNovember: 4.3 · 15.8 °C1.3 · 10.2 °CDecember: 1.3 · 10.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.3 – 8.4 °C
Feb 0.4 – 10.2 °C
Mar 2.4 – 13.9 °C
Apr 6.0 – 18.7 °C
May 10.4 – 23.8 °C
Jun 14.2 – 28.2 °C
Jul 17.0 – 32.3 °C
Aug 17.2 – 32.2 °C
Sep 13.3 – 27.6 °C
Oct 8.7 – 21.6 °C
Nov 4.3 – 15.8 °C
Dec 1.3 – 10.2 °C

How much it rains

January 112 mm10 d
February 85 mm9 d
March 68 mm8 d
April 56 mm7 d
May 52 mm7 d
June 36 mm5 d
July 11 mm1 d
August 13 mm2 d
September 25 mm3 d
October 50 mm5 d
November 68 mm6 d
December 102 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec112 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 112 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day85 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayFebruary: 85 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day68 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 68 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day56 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 56 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day52 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 52 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayJuly: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day50 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 50 mm · 5 rain days · 10 mm a day68 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 68 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a day102 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayDecember: 102 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 112 mm10 d
Feb 85 mm9 d
Mar 68 mm8 d
Apr 56 mm7 d
May 52 mm7 d
Jun 36 mm5 d
Jul 11 mm1 d
Aug 13 mm2 d
Sep 25 mm3 d
Oct 50 mm5 d
Nov 68 mm6 d
Dec 102 mm9 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 48
February 10 h 47
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 11
May 14 h 14
June 14 h 48
July 14 h 34
August 13 h 40
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 15
November 10 h 08
December 9 h 32

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 3 cm
February 3 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 cmJanuary: 3 cm3 cmFebruary: 3 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 3 cm
Feb 3 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities