Kritika, Kos

Kos, Greece · faces NE

Kritika, Kos today: small waves all day. Water 24°C (refreshing). Open to the north-west wind, with about 24 km of water upwind.

Small waves

Small waves all day.

Open to the north-west wind, with about 24 km of water upwind.

Water24°CRefreshing

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 15 km/h

Sun07:10–18:47UV 6 max

Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m
Wind	11	10	11	12	13	14	13	15	15	15	15	15	12	11
Gusts	28	31	30	31	32	32	32	34	35	35	35	35	35	32
Air	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	22°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calmer nearby today

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NW · 9 km/h

Sun07:11–18:45UV 5 max

Air25°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	13	11	9	7
Gusts	19	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	21	24	25	25	22	20
Air	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	22°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 11 km/h

Sun07:12–18:44UV 5 max

Air24°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	6	5	5	5	6	7	8	11	13	13	12	10	8	6
Gusts	14	13	12	13	14	16	18	22	27	27	26	24	20	17
Air	17°	18°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	21°	20°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Gentle breeze NW · 12 km/h

Sun07:13–18:43UV 5 max

Air25°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m
Wind	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	13	14	13	11	8
Gusts	12	14	16	17	19	20	22	24	26	27	28	28	26	23
Air	18°	19°	20°	21°	23°	24°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	23°	22°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NW · 6 km/h

Sun07:13–18:41UV 5 max

Air26°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m
Wind	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	9	7	5
Gusts	15	14	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	13
Air	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	25°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	23°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze NW · 8 km/h

Sun07:14–18:40UV 4 max

Air27°CSunny

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	2	3	3	3	4	5	6	8	8	8	8	7	6	4
Gusts	13	14	16	20	25	29	32	34	35	34	32	29	23	16
Air	17°	17°	18°	20°	23°	26°	27°	27°	27°	27°	25°	24°	23°	21°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Calm

Calm all day.

Light winds.

Water24°CWarm

Wind at 14:00Light breeze W · 7 km/h

Sun07:15–18:38UV 5 max

Air29°CPartly cloudy

Hour by hour

Time	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Sea
Waves	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.0 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m
Wind	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	4
Gusts	9	10	11	11	11	12	16	20	24	26	26	24	20	14
Air	18°	18°	19°	21°	24°	26°	28°	28°	29°	28°	26°	25°	23°	22°

Wind in km/h; arrows point where the wind blows to. Waves are our estimate at this beach, not the open-sea figure.

Why this beach behaves this way

The blue shape shows open water around the beach: the longer the wedge, the more sea the wind can cross before it reaches you. The black line is the wind direction at 14:00 today. When the wind comes from a short wedge or from land, the water stays flat.

Next 7 days

Tue 6Small waves all daySmall waves
Wed 7Calm all dayCalm
Thu 8Calm all dayCalm
Fri 9Calm all dayCalm
Sat 10Calm all dayCalm
Sun 11Calm all dayCalm
Mon 12Calm all dayCalm

Sea temperature by month

Month	Average	Usual range
January	19°C	19°C – 21°C	Cool
February	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cool
March	18°C	17°C – 18°C	Cold
April	18°C	17°C – 19°C	Cool
May	20°C	18°C – 21°C	Cool
June	23°C	22°C – 25°C	Refreshing
July	26°C	24°C – 28°C	Warm
August	27°C	26°C – 28°C	Warm
September	26°C	25°C – 27°C	Warm
October	24°C	23°C – 26°C	Warm
November	23°C	22°C – 24°C	Refreshing
December	21°C	20°C – 22°C	Cool

Monthly averages 2023–2025 for the open sea nearby. Range covers 80% of readings.

EU water quality Good

Official grade from four seasons of lab samples, 2015–2025. This beach has 2 sampling points; we show the weakest grade. National bathing water profile

Official sampling point name: KRITIKA 1; KRITIKA 2.