Greece month by month
Twelve pages, one for each month, for anyone deciding when to go or where to go in a given month. The average sea temperature reaches 22 °C in at least one coastal region from May to September. The values are typical conditions from regional models, not a forecast.
The twelve months
The sea column covers the official bathing-water beaches, the weather column the towns and villages with a page, and daylight is for Thessaloniki (the 15th).
| Month | Sea 22 °C or warmer (regions) | Comfortable for walking (places) | Daylight, Thessaloniki |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 12 | 0 | 9.6 h |
| February | 0 of 12 | 0 | 10.6 h |
| March | 0 of 12 | 0 | 11.9 h |
| April | 0 of 12 | 373 | 13.3 h |
| May | 10 of 12 | 1,425 | 14.4 h |
| June | 12 of 12 | 1,094 | 15.1 h |
| July | 12 of 12 | 90 | 14.8 h |
| August | 12 of 12 | 90 | 13.8 h |
| September | 7 of 12 | 860 | 12.5 h |
| October | 0 of 12 | 370 | 11.2 h |
| November | 0 of 12 | 0 | 10.0 h |
| December | 0 of 12 | 0 | 9.3 h |
Month by month, one line each
- JanuarySea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; no place with comfortable walking weather
- FebruarySea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; no place with comfortable walking weather
- MarchSea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; no place with comfortable walking weather
- AprilSea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 373 places
- MaySea 22 °C or warmer in 10 of 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 1,425 places
- JuneSea 22 °C or warmer in 12 of 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 1,094 places
- JulySea 22 °C or warmer in 12 of 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 90 places
- AugustSea 22 °C or warmer in 12 of 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 90 places
- SeptemberSea 22 °C or warmer in 7 of 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 860 places
- OctoberSea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; comfortable walking weather in 370 places
- NovemberSea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; no place with comfortable walking weather
- DecemberSea under 22 °C in all 12 regions; no place with comfortable walking weather
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.
- Monthly climate normalsNASA POWER, MERRA-2 meteorological model · 2001–2020 climatology period returned by NASA POWER · Date:
- Sea temperature (NOAA OISST)NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / Physical Sciences Laboratory · OISST v2.1 monthly long-term mean climatology, 1991-2020 period · Date:
- Designated bathing waters (locations)Ministry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current bathing season register · Date:
- Bathing water quality classificationEuropean Environment Agency: WISE Bathing Water Directive database · Latest assessed season in the EEA database; every season from 2011 is kept as a per-beach history · Date:
- Municipal boundaries, settlements and settlement altitudesOpenStreetMap (Geofabrik Greece extract, 24 Sep 2026), ODbL · Date:
These are typical conditions from regional models, not a forecast. Sea: NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020, 0.25 degree cells. Temperature and rain: NASA POWER (MERRA-2), 2001–2020, as monthly averages. Daylight: calculated for the 15th of the month. Water quality: EEA, classified by season.
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