Long weekends in Greece

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Christmas Day and Glorifying Mother of God

Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 3 days

• Santorini Greecegood Cool, mostly dry and sunny 16°C · 6 rainy days A good time to go
• Mykonos Greecegood Cool and mostly dry 16°C · 7 rainy days A good time to go
• Rhodes Greecegood Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 8 rainy days A good time to go
• Crete Greecegood Cool and mostly dry 18°C · 8 rainy days A good time to go

New Year's Day

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Athens Greecesweet spot Cool and mostly dry 13°C · 7 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Cairo Egyptgood Pleasant, dry and sunny 20°C · 0 rainy days A good time to go
• Sharm el-Sheikh Egyptgood Pleasant, dry and sunny 22°C · 0 rainy days A good time to go
• Alexandria Egyptgood Cool, mostly dry and sunny 18°C · 6 rainy days A good time to go

Green Monday

Sat 13 Mar to Mon 15 Mar 2027 · 3 days

• Mykonos Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 16°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Rhodes Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Santorini Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 15°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Athens Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 16°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go

Independence Day

Thu 25 Mar to Sun 28 Mar 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 26 Mar off

• Mykonos Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 16°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Rhodes Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Santorini Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 15°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Athens Greecesweet spot Cool, mostly dry and sunny 16°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go

Good Friday and Labor Day and Easter Monday

Fri 30 Apr to Tue 4 May 2027 · 5 days

• Santorini Greecesweet spot Cool, dry and sunny 18°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Rhodes Greecesweet spot Pleasant, dry and sunny 21°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Athens Greecesweet spot Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 20°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Mykonos Greecesweet spot Cool, dry and sunny 19°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

Pentecost Monday

Sat 19 Jun to Mon 21 Jun 2027 · 3 days

• Crete Greecesweet spot Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season
• Athens Greecesweet spot Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Meteora Greecesweet spot Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Lesbos Greecesweet spot Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

The weekend in Greece is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.