Climate
Morphou has a borderline Mediterranean climate/semi-arid climate as the rest of the island where summers are hot and dry, and winters are cool and wet.
| Climate data for Morphou | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
23.6 (74.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
7 (45) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 73.6 (2.898) |
60.9 (2.398) |
60.9 (2.398) |
17.7 (0.697) |
10.2 (0.402) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
5.1 (0.201) |
27.9 (1.098) |
38.1 (1.5) |
109.2 (4.299) |
403.6 (15.89) |
| % humidity | 72 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 70.5 |
| Avg. rainy days | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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