Kos Weather in December
Kos in December
The short of it: Kos in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 11° · rain 160 mm · daylight 9 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Kos an average December high of 17°, a low of 11° and some 160 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 17°, with nights near 11°. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 38 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Kos runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Zipári, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Kos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 69 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZipáriSouth Aegean | 8 km WSW | 17° | 11° | 156 mm |
| LinopótisSouth Aegean | 10 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 162 mm |
| MarmáriSouth Aegean | 13 km W | 16° | 10° | 158 mm |
| PylíSouth Aegean | 13 km WSW | 16° | 10° | 158 mm |
| TurgutreisMuğla | 14 km N | 16° | 10° | 156 mm |
| PeksimetMuğla | 17 km N | 16° | 10° | 156 mm |
| KardámainaSouth Aegean | 18 km SW | 17° | 11° | 158 mm |
| BitezMuğla | 19 km NNE | 15° | 9° | 160 mm |