Weather, climate and best time to go to Greece
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Greece
Best time to go to Greece
Best time to go to Greece
The best time to go to Greece is from march until december, in which you have a soft till hot temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Greece is 34° in july and the lowest is 13° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Greece or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | Snow days | |
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| Jan | 13° | 75 mm | 1 | |
| Feb | 15° | 80 mm | 1 | |
| Mar | 17° | 68 mm | 0 | |
| Apr | 21° | 36 mm | 0 | |
| May | 26° | 38 mm | 0 | |
| Jun | 30° | 21 mm | 0 | |
| Jul | 34° | 5 mm | 0 | |
| Aug | 34° | 4 mm | 0 | |
| Sep | 30° | 39 mm | 0 | |
| Oct | 24° | 58 mm | 0 | |
| Nov | 20° | 48 mm | 0 | |
| Dec | 16° | 83 mm | 0 |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Greece? Go to the full climate information about Greece
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Greece indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Greece.
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Climate Greece
Climate Greece
In Greece there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the humid subtropical climate and hot-summer mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature for Greece is 23° degrees and there is 556 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 218 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Athene in Greece per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Snow days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 13° | 8° | 75 mm | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Feb | 15° | 9° | 80 mm | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar | 17° | 11° | 68 mm | 13 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 21° | 14° | 36 mm | 10 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
| May | 26° | 19° | 38 mm | 10 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun | 30° | 23° | 21 mm | 7 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul | 34° | 26° | 5 mm | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 |
| Aug | 34° | 26° | 4 mm | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 |
| Sep | 30° | 23° | 39 mm | 9 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| Oct | 24° | 18° | 58 mm | 11 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 |
| Nov | 20° | 14° | 48 mm | 10 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| Dec | 16° | 10° | 83 mm | 13 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 13° in january in Greece and at least around 8° degrees. In january there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 75 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Greece and on average, it snows 1 day in january.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 15° in february in Greece and at least around 9° degrees. In february there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 80 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Greece and on average, it snows 1 day in february.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 17° in march in Greece and at least around 11° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 68 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 21° in april in Greece and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 26° in may in Greece and at least around 19° degrees. In may there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 38 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 30° in june in Greece and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 34° in july in Greece and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Greece and at least around 26° degrees. In august there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 30° in september in Greece and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 24° in october in Greece and at least around 18° degrees. In october there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 20° in november in Greece and at least around 14° degrees. In november there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 48 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 16° in december in Greece and at least around 10° degrees. In december there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 83 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Greece.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Greece
Weather statistics Greece
View all weather statistics from Greece per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Greece and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Greece
About Greece
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Time difference Greece
Vaccinations Greece
Currency Greece
14 day weather forecast Greece
The weather for Athene in Greece will be 32° till 31° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
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| Max (°C) | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 33° | 33° | 34° |
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| UV-index | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 29° | 31° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 26° | 23° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 23° |
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| UV-index | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
About Greece
Greece is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Athens. It is 131.940 km² with 13.676 km of coastline and has a population of 10.768.193. In terms of area, the country is 4,5x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Greece you have to use +30 or 0030 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +305012457809 or 00305012457809.
Greece is in a straight line at 2.391 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 3 hour and 45 min.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 3201 km from London to the capital city Athens and you are about 31 minutes and 40 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Islands Greece
Known islands in Greece.
Other islands in Greece.
Time difference Greece
In Greece it is now 23:46 hour in the evening on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 1 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Greece is Europe/Athens and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.
Vaccinations Greece
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Greece.
- Rabiës
- Tekenencefalitis
Currency Greece
In Greece the Europese Euro is used to pay.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
Download Android
Download Apple
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
