Íos Weather in December
Íos in December
The short of it: Íos in December averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 12° · rain 76 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
December in Íos brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 12°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 16°, nights near 12°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 76 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-December, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Íos runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Oía, 30 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Íos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OíaSouth Aegean | 30 km SSE | 16° | 12° | 85 mm |
| FolégandrosSouth Aegean | 34 km WSW | 15° | 11° | 82 mm |
| FiráSouth Aegean | 36 km SSE | 16° | 12° | 89 mm |
| Ágios ArséniosSouth Aegean | 39 km NNE | 16° | 11° | 74 mm |
| VívlosSouth Aegean | 39 km NNE | 16° | 11° | 74 mm |
| MesariáSouth Aegean | 39 km SSE | 16° | 11° | 92 mm |
| GlinádoSouth Aegean | 40 km NNE | 16° | 11° | 74 mm |
| FilótionSouth Aegean | 41 km NNE | 14° | 10° | 91 mm |