Mykonos is noted both for sunshine and wind. Summer rainfall is almost unheard of and what rain does fall is confined to the winter months.

Mykonos can have as many as 300 sunshine days each year. Arid conditions result in bare, treeless hills with limited natural vegetation. In summer temperatures can occasionally hit the high 30’s, though this is often tempered by frequent high winds.

Winters are generally mild with an average temperature of 15 °C. Winds are mainly southerly in winter with the northern meltemi blowing daily in the summer particularly during July and August. Gales are not uncomm