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Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	13°	14°	16°	20°	25°	30°	33°	32°	29°	23°	19°	15°
Night Temperature	7°	7°	8°	12°	15°	20°	23°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Water Temperature	14°	14°	14°	15°	18°	22°	24°	24°	23°	21°	19°	16°
Precipitation (inch)	1.77	1.89	1.69	1.1	0.67	0.39	0.16	0.2	0.47	1.89	2.01	2.64
Rainy days	6	6	6	4	3	1	0	1	2	4	5	7
Hours of Sunshine	5	5	6	8	10	11	12	12	9	7	6	4

The annual average temperature is 18.2 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: July (28 °C)
Coldest month: January (10 °C)

The maximum water temperature is 24 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 17 °C (Limited bathing is possible):
May, June, July, August, September, October, and November

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
June, July, August, September, and October

Overall annual precipitation: 14.88 inch on 45 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

You cannot expect snow in any month.

As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 12 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.9 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.