Greece in May
May is Greece's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 18 destinations average 85/100, led by Athens at 93 — 26°C and 5 rainy days — while Skiathos is cooler at 20°C and scores 80.
#6 of 12 months for Greece · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇬🇷 Greece, month by month
85/100 in MayWhere in Greece in May
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Greece in May
- Spring on the rocks · Kalabaka · 1 Apr – 31 May (usually)
- Spring on the Messara · Heraklion · 10 Mar – 10 May (usually)
- Potato harvest · Naxos · 15 May – 10 Jul (usually)
- Loggerhead nesting in Laganas Bay · Zakynthos · 1 May – 31 Oct
- Spring wildflowers and greens · Chania · 10 Mar – 10 May (usually)
- Loggerhead turtles · Kefalonia · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)
- Cricket on the Spianada · Corfu · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)