Paros weather in August

In August, Paros sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Paros's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
28 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.6
out of 10

Paros is settlement in Greece.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Paros reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Paros weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°8010.99.74.0
Feb14° / 12°649.310.64.1
Mar15° / 13°436.511.74.9
Apr16° / 15°173.212.96.4
May19° / 18°91.7148.0
Jun23° / 22°10.214.59.5
Jul25° / 24°00.114.39.8
Aug25° / 24°00.113.49.6
Sep24° / 22°61.112.39.3
Oct21° / 19°293.9117.9
Nov18° / 16°426.5106.4
Dec15° / 13°6710.49.54.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paros gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 28 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1113.65:367:13
1213.65:377:11
1313.55:387:10
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1613.45:417:06
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2713.05:506:51
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Paros?

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

9.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Paros for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paros in August

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

In August, Paros sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectiona windbreakerlight clothes

Sea temperature near Paros in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — 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 May 30 to Nov 3 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Paros in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paros 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.

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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 Paros?

Paros sits at 37.1°N, 25.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Naxos, 20 km away.

MykonosOiaFiraArtémidaKoropíVáriVoúla

Topography around Paros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paros has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m.

The land around Paros is covered by grassland (48%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Naxos 20 km · Mykonos 43 km · Oia 72 km · Fira 78 km · Artémida 141 km · Koropí 145 km · Vári 145 km · Voúla 148 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 Paros (37.0833°, 25.15°, 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).