About Dodecanese
Sun-drenched islands close to the Turkish coast, mixing medieval castles, Italian architecture and reliable summer heat.
Islands(12)
Astypalea
Butterfly-shaped island with a Venetian castle above the chora and Greece's electric-mobility pilot project.
Halki
One pastel harbour village, a few beaches and almost no cars — an hour from Rhodes.
Kalymnos
The sponge-divers' island, now Europe's leading sport-climbing destination with sea-view limestone walls.
Karpathos
A wind-blown island between Rhodes and Crete, world-class for kitesurfing and wild northern villages.
Kastellorizo
Greece's most easterly island: a single horseshoe harbour, a blue grotto and no beaches at all.
Kos
Kos: live weather, climate normals, sea temperature, daylight hours and the best time to visit — plus things to do and practical travel tips.
Leros
Deep natural harbours, Italian art-deco architecture and a slow, un-touristed pace.
Nisyros
You can walk into this island's steaming volcanic crater, then eat in a village perched on its rim.
Patmos
The island of the Apocalypse, with a UNESCO monastery, a whitewashed chora and low-key beaches.
Rhodes
Medieval old town and beaches
Symi
Neoclassical mansions stacked around one of the Mediterranean's most photographed harbours.
Tilos
A protected bird sanctuary running on renewable energy, with a handful of quiet pebble beaches.
Daylight, UV and air quality in Dodecanese
Live conditions, updated continuously — sun times calculated for this exact location.
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Golden hour
- 18:19
- Blue hour
- 19:20
Sources: Open-Meteo and our own solar calculations
Weather in Dodecanese
Related Destinations
Rhodes
Medieval old town and beaches
Kos
Kos: live weather, climate normals, sea temperature, daylight hours and the best time to visit — plus things to do and practical travel tips.
Leros
Deep natural harbours, Italian art-deco architecture and a slow, un-touristed pace.
Symi
Neoclassical mansions stacked around one of the Mediterranean's most photographed harbours.
Nisyros
You can walk into this island's steaming volcanic crater, then eat in a village perched on its rim.
Patmos
The island of the Apocalypse, with a UNESCO monastery, a whitewashed chora and low-key beaches.