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Best time to visit Zakynthos
Greece · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Zakynthos
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- JanJZakynthos in January: ok
- FebFZakynthos in February: good
- MarMZakynthos in March: sweet spot
- AprAZakynthos in April: sweet spot
- MayMZakynthos in May: good, busy
- JunJZakynthos in June: sweet spot, busy
- JulJZakynthos in July: avoid
- AugAZakynthos in August: good, busy
- SepSZakynthos in September: sweet spot, busy
- OctOZakynthos in October: sweet spot
- NovNZakynthos in November: good
- DecDZakynthos in December: ok
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° | 11d | 76% | 7.7h | ok | 14C max, 11 rainy days |
| Feb | 15° | 8d | 77% | 8.8h | good | 15C max, 8 rainy days |
| Mar | 17° | 7d | 75% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 17C max, 7 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 4d | 71% | 11.4h | sweet spot | 20C max, 4 rainy days |
| May | 25° | 2d | 68% | 12.1h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jun | 31° | 1d | 61% | 13.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 34° | 0d | 57% | 13.7h | avoid | extreme heat: 11 days over 35C |
| Aug | 34° | 0d | 60% | 13.0h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 29° | 3d | 68% | 11.1h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 24° | 5d | 75% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 24C max, 5 rainy days |
| Nov | 20° | 11d | 78% | 7.9h | good | 20C max, 11 rainy days |
| Dec | 16° | 10d | 79% | 7.4h | ok | 16C max, 10 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Zakynthos Town: 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
Zakynthos's July days now average 33.9°C, 7.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 13.3° | 13.3° | 14.4° | 17.0° | 20.2° | 23.7° | 26.3° | 26.9° | 25.3° | 21.6° | 17.4° | 14.8° |
| 2017–26 | 14.1° | 14.9° | 16.6° | 20.2° | 24.7° | 30.8° | 33.9° | 33.7° | 28.8° | 23.6° | 19.6° | 15.9° |
| Change | +0.8° | +1.7° | +2.2° | +3.2° | +4.5° | +7.1° | +7.6° | +6.8° | +3.5° | +2.0° | +2.1° | +1.1° |
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 Zakynthos is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Athens
- from Naples
- from Istanbul
- from Rome
- from Bucharest
- from Budapest
- from Bologna
- from Venice
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Zakynthos, 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 Zakynthos
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Viber.
There are buses that go between the most crowded areas of the island. Ask around and there will be no pain in finding the bus stops. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Zakynthos, 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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Zakynthos in pictures
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kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bouke ten Cate, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ρένια Χατζηλευτέρη, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Σαλαμούρας Σπ / Σαλαμούρας Σπύρος at Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Zakynthos is like
Zakynthos (Greek: Ζάκυνθος), also called Zante (its Italian name), is the third largest island in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece. The island is named after Zacynthos, son of legendary Arcadian chief Dardanos. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Blue Caves (East of Cape Skinari, in the northern part of the island). A series of geological formations have created the caves. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Zakynthos is not so much an island for children. The water park here is small and rather hard to get to as compared to that in Corfu. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Zakynthos is served by one airport (ZTH), towards the south end of the island near to the resort of Laganas and Kalamaki. It receives both international and domestic flights. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Zakynthos, 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 Zakynthos
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- Kefalonia best Apr, Jun, Jul
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- 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
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Zakynthos is in Greece, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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