Samos vs Mytilene: which is sunnier?
🇬🇷 Greece vs 🇬🇷 Greece · 154 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Samos is the sunnier overall: about 3,081 hours of sunshine a year to Mytilene's 2,823. Samos has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Mytilene in 1 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Samos | Mytilene | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,081 | 2,823 |
| Sunniest month | July (97/100) | July (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 48/100 | 40/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 97/100 | 94/100 |
| Rain / year | 648 mm | 615 mm |
| Warmest sea | 26°C / 79°F | 25°C / 77°F |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Samos vs Mytilene month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samos | Mytilene | Samos | Mytilene | Samos | Mytilene | Samos | Mytilene | |
| January | 36 | 25 | 14° | 12° | 136 | 116 | 19° | 17° |
| February | 40 | 33 | 14° | 13° | 99 | 91 | 17° | 16° |
| March | 58 | 57 | 16° | 16° | 60 | 58 | 17° | 17° |
| April | 75 | 80 | 18° | 19° | 41 | 48 | 18° | 17° |
| May | 93 | 90 | 22° | 24° | 23 | 29 | 20° | 19° |
| June | 96 | 92 | 27° | 29° | 7 | 19 | 23° | 23° |
| July | 97 | 95 | 29° | 32° | 2 | 4 | 24° | 25° |
| August | 97 | 95 | 30° | 32° | 1 | 3 | 26° | 25° |
| September | 94 | 92 | 27° | 28° | 18 | 20 | 25° | 24° |
| October | 89 | 86 | 23° | 23° | 44 | 53 | 23° | 22° |
| November | 74 | 69 | 19° | 18° | 92 | 73 | 21° | 20° |
| December | 43 | 32 | 15° | 13° | 125 | 101 | 19° | 18° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Samos · Feb Samos · Mar even · Apr Mytilene · May Samos · Jun Samos · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Samos · Nov Samos · Dec Samos.
When to pick which
- November–February: Samos (average score 48/100 vs 40). Samos is the warmer, around 16°C daytime highs vs 14°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Samos averages 75/100, Mytilene 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: Samos (average score 97/100 vs 94). Mytilene is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Samos (average score 92/100 vs 89). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 26°C).
Sea temperature
Samos's sea gets warmer: 26°C / 79°F at its peak vs 25°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Samos about 6 months a year, Mytilene about 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Samos weather by month · Mytilene weather by month · Best time to visit Greece.
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