VoyaggoraBest months by city
| City | Best months | Hottest month | Wettest month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | April to June and September to October | July, 93°F (34°C) | December, about 10 rainy days |
| Crete | May to June and September to October | July, 87°F (31°C) | January, about 14 rainy days |
| Santorini | May to June and September to October | July, 83°F (28°C) | January, about 10 rainy days |
| Mykonos | June and September | July, 82°F (28°C) | January, about 12 rainy days |
Each city name opens its own month-by-month table. Heat is the average daytime high; rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of rain.
Every month at a glance
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid |
| Crete | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay |
| Santorini | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid |
| Mykonos | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay | Okay | Avoid |
Best = the city's best months. Avoid = very hot, very cold or among the wettest months. Okay = neither. Hover or tap a cell for the reason.
Greece month by month
- January
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Athens (among the wettest, 9 rainy days); Crete (among the wettest, 14 rainy days); Santorini (among the wettest, 10 rainy days); Mykonos (among the wettest, 12 rainy days).
- February
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- March
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- April
- At its best in Athens (1 of 4).
- May
- At its best in Athens, Crete and Santorini (3 of 4).
- June
- At its best in Athens, Crete, Santorini and Mykonos (4 of 4).
- July
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- August
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- September
- At its best in Athens, Crete, Santorini and Mykonos (4 of 4).
- October
- At its best in Athens, Crete and Santorini (3 of 4).
- November
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month.
- December
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Athens (among the wettest, 10 rainy days); Santorini (among the wettest, 10 rainy days); Mykonos (among the wettest, 11 rainy days).
Plan your trip
Open a city guide for tours, hotels and what to do there:
See today's travel advisory for Greece (government warnings, checked every 2 minutes).
Greece: common questions
- When is the best time to visit Greece?
- The best time to visit Greece is June and September: all 4 of the cities we cover are at their best then. By city: Athens, April to June and September to October; Crete, May to June and September to October; Santorini, May to June and September to October; Mykonos, June and September.
- When is the hottest month in Greece?
- It depends on the city. The hottest month is July in Athens, Crete, Santorini and Mykonos (average daytime highs, 2019-2024).
- When is the rainy season in Greece?
- The wettest month, counted in days with at least 1 mm of rain, is January in Crete, Santorini and Mykonos; December in Athens. Open the city guide for the full month-by-month table.
- Is there a month that is good everywhere in Greece?
- Yes: June and September, when all 4 cities we cover are at their best.
How we worked this out
Temperatures and rainy days come from Open-Meteo ERA5 records for 2019-2024 for each city. Where a city's best months were checked by hand against crowds and local seasons, that is the pick shown; otherwise the pick is based on weather alone and is marked. Weather changes from year to year, so treat this as a planning guide, not a forecast.