Naxos weather in April

In April, Naxos sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Naxos's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naxos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:50 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Naxos is chief town of Naxos island, Cyclades, Greece.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Naxos reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51614
61614
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Naxos weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°8211.39.74.0
Feb14° / 12°659.310.64.2
Mar15° / 13°436.611.75.0
Apr16° / 15°173.312.96.4
May19° / 18°81.6148.0
Jun23° / 21°10.214.59.4
Jul25° / 23°0014.39.8
Aug25° / 24°0013.49.7
Sep23° / 22°61.112.39.3
Oct21° / 19°283.7117.9
Nov18° / 16°426.4106.5
Dec15° / 14°6710.29.54.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47129
57129
67228
77327
87327
97426
107525
117624
127624
137624
147624
157624
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207723
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308119

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Naxos gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
417
516
616
715
814
914
1013
1112
1212
1311
1411
1510
169
179
189
198
208
218
228
237
247
257
267
277
286
296
306

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179210
278220
377230
476240
575250
673270
772280
871290
970300
1069310
1168320
1267330
1366340
1464351
1563361
1662371
1761381
1860391
1960391
2058402
2157412
2254433
2353443
2451454
2549465
2647476
2745487
2843498
2941509
30395110

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:126:34
212.46:116:35
312.46:096:36
412.56:086:36
512.56:066:37
612.66:056:38
712.66:036:39
812.66:026:40
912.76:006:41
1012.75:596:42
1112.85:576:43
1212.85:566:44
1312.85:556:45
1412.95:536:45
1512.95:526:46
1613.05:506:47
1713.05:496:48
1813.05:476:49
1913.15:466:50
2013.15:456:51
2113.15:436:52
2213.25:426:53
2313.25:416:54
2413.35:396:54
2513.35:386:55
2613.35:376:56
2713.45:356:57
2813.45:346:58
2913.45:336:59
3013.55:327:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Naxos?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Naxos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naxos in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Naxos sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Naxos in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Naxos in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Naxos peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Naxos?

Naxos sits at 37.1°N, 25.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Paros, 20 km away.

OiaFiraArtémidaChiosÇeşmeKoropí

Topography around Naxos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Naxos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naxos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 996 m.

The land around Naxos is covered by water (55%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
985 m
80 km
996 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Paros 20 km · Mykonos 38 km · Oia 71 km · Fira 76 km · Artémida 155 km · Chios 156 km · Çeşme 158 km · Koropí 159 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,948
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 592
Religion
other 3%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Naxos (37.1056°, 25.3764°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).