Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) weather by month

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The best time to visit Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) is July to September 94/100 in August, 28°C and 5 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (91/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 53/100 — cold, a little rain, clean air. See January

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Halkidiki, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Halkidiki is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan53D10°C9 d7 hBusy2
Feb61C12°C7 d7 hQuiet2
Mar68C13°C11 d9 hShoulder2
Apr76B16°C7 d11 hPeak3
May80A20°C8 d12 hShoulder2
Jun89A25°C7 d13 hBusy3
Jul91S27°C5 d13 hBusy3
Aug94S28°C5 d13 hPeak4
Sep93S24°C5 d10 hBusy3
Oct82A20°C6 d9 hShoulder4
Nov66C16°C9 d7 hShoulder3
Dec56D12°C9 d6 hBusy3

What's on in Halkidiki through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Mount Athos permits1 Jan – 31 DecRule
April
  • Orthodox Easter10–13 AprHoliday
June
  • Wildfire season15 Jun – 30 SepHazard
  • Sea warm enough to swim1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Season
August
  • August peak1–31 AugHoliday
October
  • Olive harvest15 Oct – 31 Dec (usually)Nature
  • Out of season15 Oct – 25 AprSeason

Everything on in Halkidiki through the year →

Crowds in Halkidiki in August

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsAugust peak, Summer holidays in Greece, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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