Lefkada Weather: climate, temperatures and weather forecasts

Today in Lefkada

Now

broken clouds

Right now there are 12 °C

00:00

11° C

03:00

10° C

06:00

11° C

09:00

13° C

12:00

14° C

WindNNW 4.56

Humidity48 %

Cloudy72 %

Sunrise 07:27

unset19:56

Weather forecast in Lefkada for the next few days

Thursday 30

10°

15°

Friday 31

12°

16°

Saturday 1

14°

17°

Sunday 2

13°

17°

Monday 3

13°

15°

Tuesday 4

11°

14°

Lefkada climate: when to go, temperatures and rainfall

Lefkada's climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild winters and sunny summers accompanied by winds that blow from May to September.

Lefkada has a typical Mediterranean climate, characterized by mild winters and sunny summers, with an average of 26° in August. The rains are mostly concentrated in the months of October through February, while the summer although with higher temperatures, is mitigated by winds, which blow from May through september, making the island an ideal destination for windsurfing.

Thanks also to the dense vegetation that covers much of the island, it creates a temperate climate in both winter and summer, during the hottest month which is July or the coldest month January.

Average annual temperatures

The hottest months of the year in Lefkada are July and August, when the monthly average temperature reaches 29 °C, while the coldest months of December, January and February the thermometer drops up to 6 °C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max °C	12	12	14	18	22	26	28	29	25	22	17	13
Min °C	6	6	8	10	14	18	20	20	18	14	11	7

Rainfall

In Lefkada rainiest months of the year are November and December during which monthly rainfall average reaches 184 mm. On the other side, driest months are August and July when the average rainfall is reduced to 10 mm per month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
mm	140	129	91	68	42	18	10	16	48	125	172	184
Days	13	13	11	11	8	4	3	3	5	10	13	14

Daylight Hours

August and July are sunniest months of the year. During that months, from sunrise to sunset there are 13 total light hours in Lefkada. In January, February, November and December daylight hours are reduced to 4.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hours	5	5	6	8	9	11	13	12	9	7	5	4

Sea temperature

Months of the year when sea water is warmer are September and August, average temperature is around 26 °C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
°C	16	15	15	16	18	22	24	26	25	22	19	17