Arkoi
Island Small Dodecanese island with tiny fishing villages
A tiny Dodecanese island near Patmos and Lipsi, Arkoi attracts visitors with secluded coves, a small fishing-village feel and boat-hopping to neighboring islets.
Arkoi (also spelled Arki) is a small, low-lying island in the Dodecanese group in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its quiet harbours, secluded coves and sparse settlement. It is used primarily by local residents and by visitors seeking a calm, largely undeveloped island experience.
The island offers small guesthouses, a modest harbour and a few concrete beaches and bays suitable for swimming and anchoring; there are limited services and no major monuments. Arkoi’s landscape is typical of the smaller Cycladic/Dodecanese isles with rocky hills, scrubland and short coastal trails.
Arkoi lies among the smaller islands between Samos and Patmos in the eastern Aegean, and is accessed by local ferry or private boat from larger nearby islands.
How to Get to Arkoi #
Arkoi (Arki) is a small Dodecanese island with no airport and is reached by local ferries. Regular/seasonal passenger ferries and island-hopping services call from nearby islands such as Patmos and Lipsi (and from larger Dodecanese hubs); timetables vary by season. Ferries dock at the small harbour and the main settlement is a short walk from the quay.
Best Time to Visit Arkoi #
Visit Arkoi in late spring through summer for calm seas, swimming and the most available services; off-season is very quiet with limited facilities.
Weather & Climate near Arkoi #
Subtropical climate with hot summers (peaking in July) and cool winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from 7°C to 32°C. Moderate rainfall (644 mm/year) with a pronounced dry season.
January
January is the coolest month with highs of 13°C and lows of 7°C. Significant rainfall (135 mm).
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February
February is cool with highs of 14°C and lows of 8°C. Regular rainfall (100 mm).
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March
March is cool with highs of 16°C and lows of 9°C. Moderate rainfall (75 mm).
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April
April is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 12°C. Moderate rainfall (31 mm).
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May
May is mild with highs of 25°C and lows of 16°C. Light rainfall.
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June
June is warm with highs of 30°C and lows of 20°C. Almost no rain.
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July
July is the warmest month with highs of 32°C and lows of 23°C. The driest month with just 1 mm.
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August
August is warm with highs of 32°C and lows of 22°C. Almost no rain.
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September
September is mild with highs of 28°C and lows of 19°C. Light rainfall.
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October
October is mild with highs of 23°C and lows of 16°C. Moderate rainfall (38 mm).
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November
November is cool with highs of 19°C and lows of 12°C. Regular rainfall (86 mm).
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December
December is cool with highs of 15°C and lows of 9°C. The wettest month with heavy rain (142 mm).
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