Paros weather in May

In May, Paros sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paros's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:16 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Paros is settlement in Greece.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Paros reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Paros weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48317
58416
68416
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88515
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paros gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13851110
23652120
33354130
43154150
52954170
62754190
72554210
82354230
92253250
102053270
111951291
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293206413
303186514
313176317

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:327:02
213.55:307:03
313.65:297:04
413.65:287:04
513.65:277:05
613.75:267:06
713.75:257:07
813.75:247:08
913.85:237:09
1013.85:227:10
1113.85:217:11
1213.95:207:12
1313.95:197:12
1413.95:187:13
1514.05:177:14
1614.05:167:15
1714.05:157:16
1814.05:157:17
1914.15:147:18
2014.15:137:18
2114.15:127:19
2214.15:127:20
2314.25:117:21
2414.25:107:22
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2614.25:097:23
2714.35:097:24
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.2 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 — May's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Paros?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Paros for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Paros in May

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

In May, Paros sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paros in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

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 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.

3 km
450 m
16 km
740 m
80 km
981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May 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).