Zakynthos Weather in August
Zakynthos in August
The short of it: Zakynthos in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 13 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 13 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Zakynthos an average August high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 7.0 mm of rain. The height of summer in Zakynthos, with afternoons near 31°. It is the driest month of the year, only 7.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 37 min in mid-August, 55 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Zakynthos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Gaïtánion, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Zakynthos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GaïtánionIonian Islands | 2 km WNW | 32° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| ArgásiIonian Islands | 3 km SE | 31° | 21° | 7.0 mm |
| AmbelókipoiIonian Islands | 3 km SW | 32° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| VanátonIonian Islands | 4 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 7.0 mm |
| KalamákionIonian Islands | 4 km S | 32° | 21° | 7.0 mm |
| MouzakiIonian Islands | 8 km SW | 30° | 20° | 8.0 mm |
| LithakiáIonian Islands | 9 km SW | 30° | 20° | 8.0 mm |
| KatastárionIonian Islands | 13 km WNW | 31° | 21° | 7.0 mm |