🇬🇷 Weather in Rhodes Town in May
This is what the weather in Rhodes Town (Rhodes, Greece) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
23.6 °C
22.4 °C – 25.5 °C
Avg. night-time low
18.9 °C
17.9 °C – 21.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
4.6
15 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
20.9 mm
1.1 mm – 54.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
33 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
20.2 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 36.8 °C (19 May 2020) · Lowest temperature 12.2 °C (4 May 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 23 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 166Sunny
- 70Partly cloudy
- 28Cloudy
- 34Light rain
- 12Rain
Summary
- On average 23.6 °C during the day and 18.9 °C at night.
- On average 4.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 20.9 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 2 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 20.2 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 25.5 °C), coolest: 2023 (avg. 22.4 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (54.8 mm), driest: 2021 (1.1 mm).
- Extremes: 36.8 °C on 19 May 2020 and 12.2 °C on 4 May 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max22.5°Avg. min17.9°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 19.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.9 °C
Max 26.0 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2025
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 41.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 38 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.9 °C
Max 28.3 °C · Min 15.2 °C
2024
Avg. max24.0°Avg. min19.3°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 30 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.6 °C
Max 28.3 °C · Min 17.1 °C
2023
Avg. max22.4°Avg. min18.2°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 54.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 51 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 27.0 °C · Min 15.5 °C
2022
Avg. max24.0°Avg. min18.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 23 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.4 °C
Max 30.9 °C · Min 14.1 °C
2021
Avg. max24.9°Avg. min19.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 21 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.4 °C
Max 30.0 °C · Min 16.4 °C
2020
Avg. max24.8°Avg. min19.0°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 18.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 24 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.2 °C
Max 36.8 °C · Min 15.9 °C
2019
Avg. max22.6°Avg. min18.3°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 6.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 19.6 °C
Max 28.0 °C · Min 15.5 °C
2018
Avg. max25.5°Avg. min21.1°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 29.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 32 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.5 °C
Max 30.6 °C · Min 18.9 °C
2017
Avg. max22.9°Avg. min18.7°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 27.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.1 °C
Max 27.8 °C · Min 17.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Rhodes Town in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 23.6 °C, night-time lows 18.9 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 36.8 °C (19 May 2020), the lowest 12.2 °C (4 May 2026).
- How often does it rain in Rhodes Town in May?
- On average there were 4.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 20.9 mm of precipitation in total. In 2 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Rhodes Town in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 20.2 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 6 km from the location (36.440, 28.290)
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