Weather in Karpathos in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Karpathos in October
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +21°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +23°C.
Is Karpathos warm or cold in October?
Karpathos is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +25°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +23°C to +20°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Karpathos:
Water temperature in Karpathos in October
Water in Karpathos in October is Comfortable. It varies from +21°C to +26°C, with an average of +23°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +22°C.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Karpathos in October?
Climate in Karpathos in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +22°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +13°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +31°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 3 mm | 18 mm | 39 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 7 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +23°C | +20°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 73% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as great as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +25°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 3 mm to 18 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. Winds are calmer in comparison to September, going down from 7 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 27 sunny days in September to 17 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Karpathos is gradually decreasing during October, going from 10 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Karpathos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Karpathos in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+19°C) and the highest in 2018 (+23°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 160 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 480 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Karpathos, 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.