Greece in September

September is Greece's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 18 destinations average 90/100, led by Heraklion at 95 — 29°C and 3 rainy days — while Milos is cooler at 25°C and scores 91.

#1 of 12 months for Greece · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇷 Greece, month by month

90/100 in September

Where in Greece in September

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Heraklion	Island	29°C	16 mm · 3 days	95 tier S	Yes
2	Rhodes	Island	31°C	3 mm · 1 day	95 tier S	Yes
3	Santorini	Island	28°C	2 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
4	Halkidiki	Beach	26°C	34 mm · 5 days	93 tier S	Yes
5	Kos	Island	30°C	8 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
6	Paros	Island	29°C	4 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
7	Naxos	Island	27°C	3 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
8	Milos	Island	25°C	8 mm · 2 days	91 tier S	Yes
9	Mykonos	Island	28°C	5 mm · 1 day	91 tier S	Yes
10	Chania	Island	30°C	50 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	—
11	Corfu	Island	32°C	70 mm · 8 days	89 tier A	—
12	Kefalonia	Island	32°C	64 mm · 5 days	87 tier A	—
13	Thessaloniki	City	30°C	36 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	—
14	Zakynthos	Island	31°C	73 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	—
15	Athens	City	30°C	16 mm · 2 days	86 tier A	—
16	Skiathos	Island	26°C	87 mm · 5 days	86 tier A	—
17	Kalabaka	Trekking hub	27°C	57 mm · 5 days	83 tier A	—
18	Nafplio	City	30°C	44 mm · 4 days	83 tier A	—

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 September 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 September

Peza wine harvest · Heraklion · 20 Aug – 10 Oct (usually)
Moths at Petaloudes · Rhodes · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)
Grape harvest · Santorini · 1 Aug – 10 Sep (usually)
Naxos Festival, Bazeos Tower · Naxos · 1 Jul – 15 Sep (usually)
Cricket on the Spianada · Corfu · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)
Loggerhead turtles · Kefalonia · 1 May – 15 Sep (usually)
Robola harvest · Kefalonia · 20 Aug – 30 Sep (usually)
Thessaloniki International Fair · Thessaloniki · 5–13 Sep

Seasons in force

Sea warm enough · 16 places Harvest · 4 places Smoke season · 3 places Summer season opens · 1 place Trade-fair week · 1 place Trail season · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 3 of Greece's 16 well-known places this month.

Other good months for Greece

June · 89/100 August · 88/100 July · 87/100 Weakest: January · 60/100

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