Aliki beach

As a general rule of thumb, for most of the summer, the island of Limnos has the Meltemi wind. This is our main wind direction. It usually starts in the middle of June and goes on till mid to late October. In May and the second part of October we have the south wind. During the off season (May and October), some west and east winds can occur, the west coming with a lot of gusts, as opposed to the east wind, which is quite clear, but may also blow during the high season. The north wind is mainly thermal wind in the afternoon, but, on rare occasions, may come with gusty stormy weather.

• Meltemi / North-Eastour main wind
  side onshore
  • Start: usually during the night or in the mornings
  • Peak: a couple of times during late mornings and noon
  • Duration: a couple of days, sometimes weeks
• South Windoff-season wind
  side-shore
  • Start: usually during the day
  • Peak: at noon or late afternoons, sometimes evenings
  • Duration: 1-3 days
• North Windlate afternoon wind
  side-shore
  • Start: usually thermal wind in the afternoon
  • Peak: not really, but can get a bit stronger in the evenings
  • Duration: a couple of hours
• East Windrare
  onshore
  • Start: very unpredictable
  • Peak: a couple of times in the afternoon or evening
• West Windvery rare
  offshore
  • Start: very unpredictable or after the south wind
  • Peak: always with very long gusts, and can drop suddenly