Weather in Kos in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kos in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +18°C with a maximum of +20°C and a minimum of +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +17°C.
Is Kos warm or cold in December?
Kos is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°C to +13°C.
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:
Climate in Kos in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +16°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +3°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 97 mm | 146 mm | 143 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 72% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 97 mm to 146 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 72%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 5 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in November to 8 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 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 8 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Kos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kos in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+14°C) and the highest in 2020 (+20°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 5 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 341 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, 2022.
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.