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Best time to visit Milos
Greece · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Milos
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- JanJMilos in January: ok
- FebFMilos in February: good
- MarMMilos in March: sweet spot
- AprAMilos in April: sweet spot
- MayMMilos in May: good, busy
- JunJMilos in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJMilos in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugAMilos in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSMilos in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOMilos in October: sweet spot
- NovNMilos in November: sweet spot
- DecDMilos in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Milos
- Sarakiniko Beach Sarakiniko Beach is one of Greece’s most striking coastal landscapes, famous for its smooth, white volcanic rock formations sculpted into wave-like shapes.
- Catacombs of Milos Catacombs in Greece
- Phylakopi Prehistoric archaeological site on Melos, Greece
- Firiplaka Beach on Milos island, Greece
- Archaeological Museum of Milos Museum in Greece
Tours and tickets in Milos
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Milos), 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 | 14° | 8d | 70% | 7.5h | ok | 14C max, 8 rainy days |
| Feb | 15° | 6d | 70% | 8.6h | good | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 5d | 68% | 9.8h | sweet spot | 16C max, 5 rainy days |
| Apr | 19° | 3d | 67% | 11.0h | sweet spot | 19C max, 3 rainy days |
| May | 23° | 2d | 65% | 12.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jun | 28° | 0d | 62% | 13.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 30° | 0d | 59% | 13.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 30° | 0d | 63% | 12.9h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 27° | 1d | 64% | 11.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 23° | 1d | 68% | 10.0h | sweet spot | 23C max, 1 rainy day |
| Nov | 20° | 5d | 71% | 8.8h | sweet spot | 20C max, 5 rainy days |
| Dec | 16° | 8d | 71% | 7.8h | ok | 16C max, 8 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Adamas, the port: 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
Milos's July days now average 30.1°C, 3.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 13.1° | 12.9° | 14.2° | 17.2° | 20.2° | 24.2° | 26.3° | 26.3° | 24.6° | 20.8° | 17.0° | 14.7° |
| 2017–26 | 14.5° | 14.8° | 16.3° | 19.2° | 23.2° | 27.8° | 30.1° | 29.6° | 27.0° | 23.0° | 19.8° | 16.4° |
| Change | +1.3° | +1.9° | +2.1° | +2.0° | +3.0° | +3.6° | +3.8° | +3.3° | +2.4° | +2.2° | +2.8° | +1.7° |
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
Fly into Spata-Artemida (ATH), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Spata-Artemida.
| Spata-Artemida (ATH) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| MLO | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Milos is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Istanbul
- from Bucharest
- from Cairo
- from Naples
- from Rome
- from Budapest
- from Venice
- from Bologna
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Milos, 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 Milos
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Viber.
There is one single bus company operating in the island. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Milos, 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.
Sources (34)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece/getting-help
- oasa.gr/en/tickets/products/contactless-payments-with-bank-cards
- oasa.gr/en/passenger-service/tools/ath-ena-card-app
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Athens
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece
- free-now.com/gr-en
- uber.com/global/en/cities/athens
- uber.com/gr/en/ride
- bolt.eu/en/cities/athens
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber
- linkmobility.com/blog/the-most-popular-messaging-apps-across-the-globe
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- ktelherlas.gr/en/faq
- ktelherlas.gr/en/termsTickets
- astiko-irakleiou.gr/en/tickets
- oseth.com.gr/en/bus-fare-products
- oseth.com.gr/en/validation-bus-electronic-tickets-and-cards
- oseth.com.gr/en/frequently-asked-questions?page=0
- oseth.com.gr/en/frequently-asked-questions?page=1
- oseth.com.gr/en/what-changing
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- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thessaloniki
- ktel-santorini.gr/pricetable
- ktel-santorini.gr
- jtr-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-430/nd_id-1325
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santorini
- mykonosbus.com
- mykonosbus.com/bus-timetables
- mykonosbus.com/about-mykonos-bus
- jmk-airport.gr/en/category-detailed/ctg_id-397/nd_id-1248
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mykonos
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Milos in pictures
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What Milos is like
Milos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group. The island is famous for the Venus de Milo, a statue of Aphrodite, now in the Louvre. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Milos' most picturesque village is Plaka, also known as Chora, perched on a rocky outcrop above the main port of Adamantas. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Go windsurfing, at some beaches. Horseback riding, on a beach. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- From Athens, there are up to 5 flights every day, year round, that go to Milos, with Olympic Air or Sky Express. Several ferries go to and from Milos mainly from Athens. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Milos is a very safe island for tourists. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Milos, 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 Milos
Also in Greece
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- Athens best Mar, Apr, Jun
- Chios best May, Jun, Sep
- Corfu best Jun, Jul, Aug
- Crete best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Kavala best Jun, Jul, 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
- 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
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Kind of place
Milos is in Greece, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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