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Where to go in Greece in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in Greece where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

4 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Santorini Greece June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  2. Mykonos Greece June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–29°C
  3. Crete Greece June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  4. Athens Greece June: sweet spotJuly: avoidAugust: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–34°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Athens Greece March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–25°C
  2. Mykonos Greece March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–22°C
  3. Santorini Greece March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–22°C
  4. Crete Greece March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–25°C
  5. Thessaloniki Greece March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–25°C

Summer in the south: December to February

4 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February.

  1. Athens Greece December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–15°C
  2. Santorini Greece December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 14–16°C
  3. Crete Greece December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 16–18°C
  4. Mykonos Greece December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 14–16°C

Fewer than two good months

Greece, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank