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Best time to visit Kavala
Greece · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Kavala
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- JanJKavala in January: ok
- FebFKavala in February: ok
- MarMKavala in March: good
- AprAKavala in April: good
- MayMKavala in May: sweet spot
- JunJKavala in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJKavala in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugAKavala in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSKavala in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOKavala in October: sweet spot
- NovNKavala in November: ok
- DecDKavala in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Kavala
- Philippi Ancient city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region
- Nea Peramos The small, picturesque wine-growing village boasts a beautiful promenade lined with restaurants and bars.
- Pangaion Hills The highest mountain range near Kavala (ca. 2000 m).
- Roman Aqueduct Well-preserved, it was cleaned and repaired few years ago.
- Agios Nikolas church With a mosaic showing the landing of the Apostle Paul in Kavala on Kontouriotou Street, it's a “must-see place”.
- Halil Bey Complex The mosque of Halil Bey dated at the beginning of the 20th century, an older minaret on the side probably of the 16th century, and a medrese.
- Archaeological Museum It has several interesting finds from the area around Kavala, as well as from other ancient settlements.
Tours and tickets in Kavala
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Kavala), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° | 8d | 74% | 6.8h | ok | 9C max, 8 rainy days |
| Feb | 11° | 6d | 76% | 7.7h | ok | 11C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 14° | 8d | 76% | 8.9h | good | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| Apr | 17° | 7d | 74% | 10.8h | good | 17C max, 7 rainy days |
| May | 22° | 8d | 73% | 12.2h | sweet spot | 22C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jun | 27° | 4d | 69% | 13.7h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 30° | 2d | 62% | 13.8h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 31° | 1d | 59% | 12.8h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 26° | 2d | 64% | 11.2h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 20° | 4d | 74% | 9.2h | sweet spot | 20C max, 4 rainy days |
| Nov | 16° | 9d | 79% | 7.2h | ok | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Dec | 11° | 9d | 79% | 6.5h | ok | 11C max, 9 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the old town and harbour, 18 km from the airport (KVA): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Kavala's August days now average 30.6°C, 3.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 8.8° | 9.2° | 11.8° | 16.3° | 20.7° | 25.0° | 27.6° | 27.5° | 24.6° | 19.2° | 13.2° | 10.2° |
| 2017–26 | 9.5° | 10.9° | 13.5° | 17.1° | 21.9° | 27.2° | 29.9° | 30.6° | 26.0° | 20.3° | 15.5° | 11.5° |
| Change | +0.6° | +1.8° | +1.7° | +0.9° | +1.1° | +2.2° | +2.3° | +3.1° | +1.4° | +1.1° | +2.3° | +1.3° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Kavala is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Athens
- from Istanbul
- from Bucharest
- from Budapest
- from Naples
- from Rome
- from Vienna
- from Kraków
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Kavala, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Greece: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards are widely taken in shops, hotels and for transport, but not in some restaurants; carry some euros.
- UPI, for visitors from India — For sending money to India, not for paying in shops; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not required; leave a euro or two, or round up, in restaurants. Taxi drivers do not expect a tip, though rounding up to the euro is common.
Getting around Kavala
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Viber.
There is an efficient public transport system with lines going around the city (ticket price about €1.50). Detailed info in the regional bus terminal (called "Astiko KTEL") in "Filikas Etarias" Street near the harbour. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Kavala, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Kavala in pictures
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What Kavala is like
Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in Macedonia (Greece). Kavala is one of the most beautiful smaller cities in Greece offering a wide range of places of interest for tourism. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Harbour. It is the central point for recreational, commercial, business and tourist activity. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Sailing boat rental. Several companies offer their boats at the harbor of Kavala or Irakliza. phionasailing, kavalayachting, egeasyachting, North Sailing. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Kavala is a major port. It is possible to reach it by ferry from Lemnos, and several other north Aegean islands. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- In Kavala you can move day and night without hesitation. Raiding almost never happens. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- Appointments with general practitioners, medical specialist and dentists are usually given on the same day. However, you have to pay in cash (about €50/visit). More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Kavala, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Kavala
Also in Greece
- Ancient Olympia best May, Jun, Sep
- Athens best Mar, Apr, Jun
- Chios best May, Jun, Sep
- Corfu best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Crete best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Kefalonia best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Kos best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Lemnos best Jun, Jul, Oct
- Lesbos best May, Jun, Oct
- Meteora best Apr, Jun, Sep
- Milos best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Mykonos best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Nafplio best Mar, Apr, May
- Naxos best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Paros best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Patmos best Apr, Jul, Oct
- Rhodes best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Samos best May, Jun, Oct
- Santorini best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Thessaloniki best May, Jun, Oct
- Zakynthos best Apr, Jun, Oct
Nearby
- Plovdiv Bulgaria · 137 km
- Edirne Turkey · 198 km
- Sofia Bulgaria · 215 km
- Skopje North Macedonia · 274 km
Kind of place
Kavala is in Greece, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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