Íos Weather in May
Íos in May
The short of it: Íos in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 17° · rain 11 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Íos brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 17°, with about 11 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 22°, with nights near 17°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-May, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 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 May. Oía, 30 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Íos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 12 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OíaSouth Aegean | 30 km SSE | 23° | 17° | 12 mm |
| FolégandrosSouth Aegean | 34 km WSW | 22° | 17° | 14 mm |
| FiráSouth Aegean | 36 km SSE | 23° | 17° | 13 mm |
| Ágios ArséniosSouth Aegean | 39 km NNE | 23° | 16° | 10 mm |
| VívlosSouth Aegean | 39 km NNE | 23° | 16° | 10 mm |
| MesariáSouth Aegean | 39 km SSE | 23° | 16° | 14 mm |
| GlinádoSouth Aegean | 40 km NNE | 23° | 16° | 10 mm |
| FilótionSouth Aegean | 41 km NNE | 22° | 15° | 16 mm |