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Rhodes weather in May

Is it warm? Mostly. May in Rhodes is mild: afternoons average 24°C and nights 18°C. Most days (80%) peak between 20°C and 28°C.

Mild · average high

24°C

25°C or more on about three in ten days; 20°C or more on about nine in ten days.

  • Average low18°overnight
  • Sea20°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days319 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud30% cloud · 59% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 20° and 28°.

Number of May days by daily high, 2011–2025.

May, year by year

The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2018, averaged 27°C; the coolest, 2011, 21°C.

Average May high by year: 2011: 21°C, 2012: 21.7°C, 2013: 22.4°C, 2014: 21.1°C, 2015: 22.1°C, 2016: 21°C, 2017: 24.7°C, 2018: 27.4°C, 2019: 24.3°C, 2020: 25.3°C, 2021: 26.8°C, 2022: 25.8°C, 2023: 23.5°C, 2024: 26.1°C, 2025: 24.6°C.

Compared with home

Average May highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (19 mm in a typical month).

  • Rhodes24°
  • London17°
  • Manchester16°
  • Cork15°
  • Dublin15°
  • Glasgow15°
  • Belfast14°

Other months

Rhodes all year · Where else is hot in May

Warmer in May, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Rhodes is about 4h 30m.

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    19°
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    4 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
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Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology