Weekly note

Greece in October

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

October is a sweet spot at 4 of these 5 places: Santorini, Crete, Mykonos and Thessaloniki.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Santorini sweet spot 22° 1d — 22C max, 1 rainy day
2 Crete sweet spot 24° 2d — 24C max, 2 rainy days
3 Mykonos sweet spot 22° 2d — 22C max, 2 rainy days
4 Thessaloniki sweet spot 22° 4d — 22C max, 4 rainy days
5 Athens ok 23° 2d £288 23C max, 2 rainy days

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

Other months for Greece

October 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.