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The fact that Samos is in the Mediterranean basin, affects the island's climate. The main elements of the Mediterranean climate are the mild winters and the cool summers. These are the perfect conditions for vineyards olive-trees and fruit-bearing trees.

This is the reason such cultivations dominate on Samos. In comparison to the coasts of continental Greece, that are found in the same geographic width, Samos has hotter winters and cooler summers. Here appears the favourable effect of the sea on temperatures of the island. July and August are the hottest months of the year, while the lowest temperatures occur during February.

The island has plenty of rainfalls. Usually they begin in the dues of October. In December and January it rains the most, while during summertime the rain is infrequent. When it happens it cools the high temperatures, the rain is abrupt and in a few hours usually big quantities of water are coming down. Samos has more rainfalls in addition to the nearby islands of Aegean. This is because of the island's two mountains, Kerkes and Karvounis.

This mountains influence considerably the climate of island also in other sectors. In its northern and western parts more rain falls and humidity is created. The apiarists know this well because they transport their bees each summer to the northern sides of Samos, where they can find more food for their bees due to the humidity of the area. Probably these high levels of humidity have prevented many fires.

The northern and north-western are the winds that blow more often in Samos. During wintertime when the wind blows from North West - this wind is called mistral by the seamen - with big intensity, the highly destructive phenomenon "Proventza" occurs.

Samos' climate*

(period 1978-1996)


annual average temperature in C

18,4

annual average humidity %

60,44

rain hight in mm

719,4

prevailing wind direction

north

annual sunny days

184,1

annual clouded days

41,1

annual days with snow

1,3

annual days with hail

2,9

annual days with fog

0,3

annual stormy days

26,4


*All the data were taken from the weather station at Samos Airport.



A characteristic phenomenon during summer is the etesian winds. They are northern winds that blow with breaks from the May until October. They create storms in northern Samos, that refresh pleasantly in August the atmosphere of the island. The air and the humidity are therefore the prevailing meteorological phenomena of the island. Hail is infrequent. Still more infrequent is snow. But every time it falls on the cities it becomes an object of surprise and charms. On the contrary, we have very often snowfalls during winter on the tops of Kerkes and Karvounis. In any case, the sunlight of the island is the most characteristic whether. No one can imagine Samos without its sun and light.

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