We spent last summer at Kalathos on the east coast in a villa perched up on a hill. Can't say we noticed any intrusive wind even at the height. Yes there was a breeze which was actually quite welcoming in the heat of mid-August. Down by the sea there was hardly a whisper.

But that was just two weeks out of the whole season so it may be we were just lucky. (Not like Malta a few years earlier...a windswept rock, never again)

Today seems to be ok if the reports are accurate....10 mph wind and 29 degrees centigrade at the airport.

It's the West coast and Rhodes Town that can be quite windy debs, the East coast is much calmer and as a rule has better beaches too

Thanks so much. Will know where to look now.

I can also say it is Rhodes town that gets windy (must be the garlic!)
I always go down to the south on the east coast to Pefkos and have always found it to be calm and warm both in May and Sept.
Phyll

We live in Faliraki on the east coast.For past few days temps. have been 110 to 115 f. So the breeze is very welcome. could not compare the breeze we get here to the WIND we have experienced in Fuerteventura

Rhodes lies between the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.
The Aegean side (north and west facing) is more windy, the sea can be quite choppy - good for watersports like kite surfing, windsurfing etc.The Mediterannean coast (south and east facing) is calmer, the sea appears more blue and the beaches tend to be better, more sandy.