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Best time to visit Greece

5 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers) — pick another below

The best time to visit Greece for warm weather is September to November and April to May, when 4 of the 5 of its destinations on Sun Season fit. Rhodes and Corfu have a true monsoon season, falling between November and February depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Greece month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers

For Warm weather, the best time is September to November and April to May, when 4 of the 5 of its destinations fit.

Open Greece on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AthensCLDCLDCLDGOGOHOTHOTHOTGOGOGOCLD
SantoriniCLDCLDCLDGOGOHOTHOTHOTGOGOGOCLD
CreteCLDCLDCLDGOGOGOHOTHOTGOGOGOCLD
RhodesCLDCLDCLDGOGOHOTHOTHOTHOTGORNCLD
CorfuCLDCLDCLDCLDGOGOHOTHOTGORNCLDCLD

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Greece, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersSeptember to November and April to May4 of 5
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonJune to August3 of 5
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersJune to August3 of 5
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonDecember to March3 of 5
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainno month0 of 5

Destinations in Greece