Greece in October
October is Greece's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 18 destinations average 86/100, led by Athens at 94 — 23°C and 3 rainy days — while Halkidiki is cooler at 20°C and scores 82.
#5 of 12 months for Greece · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇬🇷 Greece, month by month
86/100 in OctoberWhere in Greece in October
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 October 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 October
- Ohi Day · Athens and 12 more places · 28 Oct
- Peza wine harvest · Heraklion · 20 Aug – 10 Oct (usually)
- Autumn colour in the Pindus · Kalabaka · 15 Oct – 20 Nov (usually)
- Dimitria and the city's saint · Thessaloniki · 1–31 Oct
- Thessaloniki Film Festival · Thessaloniki · 28 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)
- Olive harvest · Halkidiki · 15 Oct – 31 Dec (usually)
- Loggerhead nesting in Laganas Bay · Zakynthos · 1 May – 31 Oct
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 4 of Greece's 16 well-known places this month.