Naxos weather in December

In December, Naxos sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Naxos's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naxos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:31 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 12th clearest
Wind: 28 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Naxos reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	14	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	13

Naxos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 12°	82	11.3	9.7	4.0
Feb	14° / 12°	65	9.3	10.6	4.2
Mar	15° / 13°	43	6.6	11.7	5.0
Apr	16° / 15°	17	3.3	12.9	6.4
May	19° / 18°	8	1.6	14	8.0
Jun	23° / 21°	1	0.2	14.5	9.4
Jul	25° / 23°	0	0	14.3	9.8
Aug	25° / 24°	0	0	13.4	9.7
Sep	23° / 22°	6	1.1	12.3	9.3
Oct	21° / 19°	28	3.7	11	7.9
Nov	18° / 16°	42	6.4	10	6.5
Dec	15° / 14°	67	10.2	9.5	4.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Naxos gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	34
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	70	73	74	76	77	79	80	81	83	83	85	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91
Comfortable (%)	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9
Humid (%)	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	22	8
2	73	20	7
3	74	19	7
4	76	18	6
5	77	17	6
6	79	16	5
7	80	15	5
8	81	15	4
9	83	14	3
10	83	14	3
11	85	13	2
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	87	12	1
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	88	12	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	89	11	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	91	9	0
31	91	9	0

Wind in December

Winds average 28 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	27	breezy
2	27	breezy
3	27	breezy
4	27	breezy
5	27	breezy
6	28	breezy
7	28	breezy
8	28	breezy
9	28	breezy
10	28	breezy
11	28	breezy
12	28	breezy
13	28	breezy
14	28	breezy
15	28	breezy
16	28	breezy
17	28	breezy
18	28	breezy
19	29	breezy
20	29	breezy
21	29	breezy
22	29	breezy
23	29	breezy
24	29	breezy
25	29	breezy
26	29	breezy
27	29	breezy
28	29	breezy
29	29	breezy
30	29	breezy
31	29	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:37
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	7:19	4:57
2	9.6	7:20	4:57
3	9.6	7:21	4:57
4	9.6	7:22	4:57
5	9.6	7:23	4:57
6	9.6	7:23	4:57
7	9.5	7:24	4:57
8	9.5	7:25	4:57
9	9.5	7:26	4:57
10	9.5	7:27	4:57
11	9.5	7:27	4:57
12	9.5	7:28	4:58
13	9.5	7:29	4:58
14	9.5	7:29	4:58
15	9.5	7:30	4:58
16	9.5	7:31	4:59
17	9.5	7:31	4:59
18	9.5	7:32	4:59
19	9.5	7:33	5:00
20	9.4	7:33	5:00
21	9.4	7:34	5:00
22	9.4	7:34	5:01
23	9.4	7:35	5:01
24	9.4	7:35	5:02
25	9.5	7:35	5:02
26	9.5	7:36	5:03
27	9.5	7:36	5:04
28	9.5	7:36	5:04
29	9.5	7:37	5:05
30	9.5	7:37	5:05
31	9.5	7:37	5:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 2.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Naxos?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Naxos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naxos in December

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

In December, Naxos sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Naxos in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in December — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	16	17	18	22	23	24	23	21	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Naxos in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	8	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

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.

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

water 55%

16 km

985 m

water 55%

80 km

996 m

water 92%

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← November Naxos year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	14	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	34
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	22	8
2	73	20	7
3	74	19	7
4	76	18	6
5	77	17	6
6	79	16	5
7	80	15	5
8	81	15	4
9	83	14	3
10	83	14	3
11	85	13	2
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	87	12	1
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	88	12	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	89	11	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	91	9	0
31	91	9	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	14	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	34
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	22	8
2	73	20	7
3	74	19	7
4	76	18	6
5	77	17	6
6	79	16	5
7	80	15	5
8	81	15	4
9	83	14	3
10	83	14	3
11	85	13	2
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	87	12	1
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	88	12	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	89	11	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	91	9	0
31	91	9	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	15
2	16	15
3	16	15
4	16	15
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	14	13
29	14	13
30	14	13
31	14	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	28
3	29
4	30
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	34
18	34
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	34
26	34
27	35
28	36
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	22	8
2	73	20	7
3	74	19	7
4	76	18	6
5	77	17	6
6	79	16	5
7	80	15	5
8	81	15	4
9	83	14	3
10	83	14	3
11	85	13	2
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	87	12	1
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	88	12	0
19	87	13	0
20	87	13	0
21	88	12	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	89	11	0
26	89	11	0
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	91	9	0
31	91	9	0