Climate · Greece

Folegandros

Mild all year, damp from December to March and dry from May to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years36.6°N110 m above the sea
  1. Jan55°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb55°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar57°14°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr60°16°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May65°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun73°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug77°25°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep74°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct69°21°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov64°18°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec58°14°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 55°F and 77°F all year. The rain comes from December to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 13°C and 25°C all year. The rain comes from December to March, on about three days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Folegandros sits

Europe/Athens

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Latitude
36.6°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
110 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Andiparos48 km north

The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Folegandros, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 55°F to 77°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 13°C to 25°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (44% of days), driest in July and August (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (2% cover), cloudiest in December (46%).

Daylight

From 9h 42m in December to 14h 37m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

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Folegandros, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
55°13°
3 days45%9h 58m
FebruaryWetter
55°13°
3 days41%10h 47m
MarchWetter
57°14°
2 days38%11h 54m
April
60°16°
1 day36%13h 06m
May
65°18°
no days30%14h 07m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
73°23°
no days12%14h 37m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
76°24°
no days2%14h 23m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
77°25°
no days3%13h 30m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
74°23°
no days18%12h 20m
October
69°21°
1 day29%11h 09m
November
64°18°
2 days40%10h 10m
DecemberWetter
58°14°
3 days46%9h 42m

When is the best time to visit Folegandros?


The best months are June to September: around 75°F day and night, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are June to September: around 24°C day and night, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Folegandros?

August, around 77°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.August, around 25°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Folegandros?

January, with rain on about three days a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Folegandros?

From about 9½ hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Folegandros?

July, when cloud covers about 2% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 46%.

Places with a year like Folegandros's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Folegandros's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Folegandros's summer.

Elsewhere in Greece

All of Greece

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Folegandros sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.