Kos Weather in May
Kos in May
The short of it: Kos in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 14 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 16 mm · daylight 14 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
May in Kos brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 16 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 26°; nights run about 17°. Rain is modest, about 16 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 7 min in mid-May, 62 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Kos runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Zipári, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 19 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZipáriSouth Aegean | 8 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 16 mm |
| LinopótisSouth Aegean | 10 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 18 mm |
| MarmáriSouth Aegean | 13 km W | 26° | 17° | 16 mm |
| PylíSouth Aegean | 13 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 16 mm |
| TurgutreisMuğla | 14 km N | 26° | 16° | 17 mm |
| PeksimetMuğla | 17 km N | 26° | 16° | 17 mm |
| KardámainaSouth Aegean | 18 km SW | 26° | 17° | 16 mm |
| BitezMuğla | 19 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 23 mm |