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Best time to visit Santorini
Greece · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Santorini
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- JanJSantorini in January: ok
- FebFSantorini in February: good
- MarMSantorini in March: sweet spot
- AprASantorini in April: sweet spot
- MayMSantorini in May: good, busy
- JunJSantorini in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJSantorini in July: sweet spot, busy
- AugASantorini in August: sweet spot, busy
- SepSSantorini in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOSantorini in October: sweet spot
- NovNSantorini in November: sweet spot
- DecDSantorini in December: good
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Santorini
- Crete Island of Greece
- Santorini caldera Caldera in Thira municipality, Greece
- Keros Island in the Cyclades, part of Greece
- Nea Kameni Island in the Santorini caldera
- Therasia Greek island in the volcanic island group of Santorini
- Red Beach Beach in Greece
- Kolumbo Submarine volcano near Santorini, Greece
Tours and tickets in Santorini
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, 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
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° | 7d | 67% | 7.9h | ok | 14C max, 7 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 5d | 67% | 8.9h | good | 14C max, 5 rainy days |
| Mar | 15° | 5d | 66% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 15C max, 5 rainy days |
| Apr | 18° | 2d | 66% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 18C max, 2 rainy days |
| May | 22° | 2d | 66% | 12.5h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jun | 26° | 0d | 63% | 13.8h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 29° | 0d | 60% | 13.5h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 28° | 0d | 64% | 12.9h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 26° | 0d | 64% | 11.8h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 22° | 1d | 67% | 10.1h | sweet spot | 22C max, 1 rainy day |
| Nov | 19° | 3d | 69% | 9.1h | sweet spot | 19C max, 3 rainy days |
| Dec | 16° | 6d | 69% | 8.1h | good | 16C max, 6 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Fira: 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
Santorini's July days now average 28.8°C, 4.4°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 | 12.3° | 12.1° | 13.3° | 16.2° | 18.9° | 22.6° | 24.3° | 24.4° | 23.0° | 19.6° | 15.9° | 13.8° |
| 2017–26 | 13.7° | 14.0° | 15.3° | 18.2° | 21.9° | 26.4° | 28.8° | 28.4° | 25.9° | 22.0° | 18.8° | 15.5° |
| Change | +1.4° | +1.9° | +2.0° | +2.0° | +3.0° | +3.8° | +4.4° | +4.0° | +2.9° | +2.5° | +2.9° | +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
How far Santorini is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Santorini, 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 Santorini
KTEL buses run from Fira to Oia, Kamari, Perissa, Akrotiri, the airport and the port at Athinios. A ride from Fira to Oia, Kamari or the airport costs €2.20, and to Perissa or the port €2.70; fares are a quarter higher from 00:30 to 05:00. Buy the ticket from the conductor on board.
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Viber.
KTEL Santorini, the public bus service, connects all points of the island with Fira, costing €2.00-2.80 one way (2025), depending on the route. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Santorini, 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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Santorini in pictures
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Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Santorini is like
Santorini is an archipelago of 5 volcanic islands in the Cyclades group of the Greek islands in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast of mainland Greece. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- For an archipelago its size, Santorini has a wealth of attractions to offer a curious traveller. From fascinating museums to Bronze Age city ruins to black sand beaches, Santorini is a worthwhile visit in every season. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Santorini's breathtaking volcanic landscape, with steep cliffs and smouldering craters, is what draws more adventurous travellers to the archipelago. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The main options are ferries from Pireaus (standard ferryboats and high-speed catamarans) and flights from Athens. Getting in from Athens by air is faster and you avoid possible sea sickness. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Be aware of rental scams, especially with agencies working only with motorbikes and ATVs. There are a lot of rental agencies, and some of them are ready to cheat. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- There are no hospitals on Santorini, but there is a clinic in Fira that is reasonably well equipped. Their phone number is. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Santorini, 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 Santorini
Also in Greece
- Athens best Apr, May, Jun
- Crete best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Mykonos best Apr, Jun, Oct
- Thessaloniki best May, Jun, Oct
Nearby
Kind of place
Santorini is in Greece, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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