Weekly note

Greece in January

5 of the 5 destinations in Greece are in season in January: 1 a sweet spot, 0 good, 4 ok.

January is a sweet spot at 1 of these 5 places: Athens.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Athens sweet spot 13° cool 7d £129 13C max, 7 rainy days
2 Crete ok 16° cool 8d — 16C max, 8 rainy days
3 Santorini ok 14° cool 7d — 14C max, 7 rainy days
4 Mykonos ok 14° cool 9d — 14C max, 9 rainy days
5 Thessaloniki ok 10° cool 7d — 10C max, 7 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.

Other months for Greece

January elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Greece as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.