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Best time to visit Greece

Across 2 cities in Greece, the best months to visit are September, May, June — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Greece

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★September92.5Athens28.6° / 19.7°103 mm95
2 ★May90.5Athens25° / 15.9°159.8 mm93
3 ★June90.5Athens30.2° / 20.5°141.5 mm92
4October90.5Athens23.8° / 15.2°139.5 mm94
5April86Athens19.9° / 11.1°180.4 mm91
6July84.5Thessaloniki33.2° / 22.5°93 mm86
7August84.5Thessaloniki32.4° / 22.3°151.9 mm85
8November78.5Athens18.7° / 11°267 mm83
9February74Athens13.9° / 6.5°220.2 mm75
10March72.5Athens15.4° / 7.5°229.3 mm78
11January63.5Athens12.7° / 5.6°345.9 mm66
12December61Athens15° / 8.7°568 mm65

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Athens

best in September · score 95
28.6° / 19.7° · 103 mm
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Thessaloniki

best in September · score 90
27.3° / 18.1° · 251.2 mm

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