Weather in Kos in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kos in December
Going from a maximum of +68°F during the day to a minimum of +55°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +64°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +68°F to +64°F.
Is Kos warm or cold in December?
Kos is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +66°F to +61°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +61°F to +55°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Kos:
Water temperature in Kos in December
Water in Kos in December is Fresh. It varies from +62°F to +69°F, with an average of +65°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +61°F.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Kos in December?
Climate in Kos in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +61°F | +57°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +45°F | +37°F | +32°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +73°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 99 mm | 146 mm | 142 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +69°F | +65°F | +64°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 73% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +66°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +61°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 99 mm to 146 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 6 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kos is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Kos?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Kos in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+66°F) and the highest in 2018 (+75°F). The driest year was 1992 with only 335 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1062 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kos, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.