7–10of 31 days
May
Sometimes- Sea
- 19°C
- Visitors
- 29%
Wind, sea and visitors from May to October, as they really were.
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7–10of 31 days
8–12of 30 days
15–21of 31 days
14–20of 31 days
10–14of 30 days
11–13of 31 days
Each bar is one summer, 2006 to 2025, and the red one is the windiest. A windy day is one that reached 5 Beaufort or more at some point between 10:00 and 20:00. Where you see two figures, one comes from our 20-summer record for the whole island and the other from the anemometer at the airport. Visitors are compared with the August peak.
Each row is a summer, each square a week. Darker means more windy days. No two summers match, so the cards above are a typical picture and your week can differ.
During the windiest stretch, the most sheltered side was the south coast, with beaches fit for a swim such as Dryos, Lolantonis and Chrysi Akti.
Sometimes: 7 to 10 of the 31 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 7, the airport anemometer 10. It swings a lot from year to year: 3 days in 2019, 11 in 2025. The sea averages 19°C, and visitors reach 29% of the August peak.
Sometimes: 8 to 12 of the 30 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 8, the airport anemometer 12. It swings a lot from year to year: 1 days in 2021, 19 in 2025. The sea averages 22°C, and visitors reach 61% of the August peak.
Most days: 15 to 21 of the 31 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 15, the airport anemometer 21. July is the windiest of these months. Almost all of it comes from the north: the meltemi. It swings a lot from year to year: 4 days in 2018, 26 in 2022. The sea averages 24°C, the warmest of these months, and visitors reach 90% of the August peak.
Often: 14 to 20 of the 31 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 14, the airport anemometer 20. It swings a lot from year to year: 7 days in 2014, 23 in 2011. The sea averages 24°C, and August is the busiest month.
Sometimes: 10 to 14 of the 30 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 10, the airport anemometer 14. It swings a lot from year to year: 5 days in 2017, 17 in 2025. The sea averages 24°C, and visitors reach 56% of the August peak.
Sometimes: 11 to 13 of the 31 days reached 5 Beaufort or more, averaged over the last 20 summers. Our record gives 11, the airport anemometer 13. It swings a lot from year to year: 4 days in 2020, 17 in 2024. The sea averages 22°C, and visitors reach 16% of the August peak.
A windy day is one that reached 5 Beaufort or more at some point between 10:00 and 20:00. The record comes from ERA5, the European weather archive run by Copernicus, and covers 2006 to 2025. The second figure comes from the METAR reports of Paros airport over the same years. An airport is one spot, so neither number alone is the whole island. Sea temperature comes from Copernicus satellite records, 1995 to 2024, about 5 km offshore, so shallow bays run warmer. Visitor figures are official overnight stays for 2024 and 2025, so they leave out day trippers and cruise passengers. These are typical values, not a forecast for any single day.
Typical values, not a forecast. Wind: ERA5, Copernicus, 2006 to 2025, plus the METAR records of Paros airport. Sea: Copernicus, 1995 to 2024. Visitors: official overnight stays, 2024 to 2025.