Karpathos Weather in August
Karpathos in August
The short of it: Karpathos in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 13 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 25° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 29 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
August in Karpathos brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 25°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Karpathos, with afternoons near 31°. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 29 min in mid-August, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Karpathos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Líndos, 102 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Karpathos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LíndosSouth Aegean | 102 km NE | 32° | 25° | 1.0 mm |
| SitiaCrete | 106 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 1.0 mm |
| ArchángelosSouth Aegean | 113 km NE | 32° | 23° | 1.0 mm |
| AfántouSouth Aegean | 122 km NE | 32° | 24° | 1.0 mm |
| Makry-GialosCrete | 124 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 1.0 mm |
| MaritsáSouth Aegean | 125 km NE | 31° | 23° | 1.0 mm |
| ParadeísiSouth Aegean | 126 km NE | 31° | 24° | 0.0 mm |
| FalirakiSouth Aegean | 128 km NE | 32° | 24° | 1.0 mm |