SeasonMapNaxos weather by month
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The best time to visit Naxos is July to September — 93/100 in August, 29°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (91/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 59/100 — cool, rainy, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Naxos, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Naxos 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.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 59 | D | 14°C | 12 d | 8 h | Busy | 1 |
| FebFebruary | 67 | C | 15°C | 7 d | 9 h | Quiet | 1 |
| MarMarch | 73 | B | 16°C | 8 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| AprApril | 80 | A | 19°C | 2 d | 12 h | Peak | 2 |
| MayMay | 84 | A | 23°C | 2 d | 13 h | Shoulder | 3 |
| JunJune | 90 | S | 27°C | 0 d | 13 h | Busy | 2 |
| JulJuly | 91 | S | 29°C | 0 d | 13 h | Busy | 4 |
| AugAugust | 93 | S | 29°C | 0 d | 13 h | Peak | 4 |
| SepSeptember | 92 | S | 27°C | 1 d | 11 h | Busy | 2 |
| OctOctober | 87 | A | 23°C | 2 d | 10 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| NovNovember | 75 | B | 20°C | 5 d | 9 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| DecDecember | 63 | C | 16°C | 11 d | 8 h | Busy | 1 |
What's on in Naxos through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- April
- Orthodox Easter10–13 AprHoliday
- Rooms and ferries open up15 Apr – 25 May (usually)Opening
- May
- Potato harvest15 May – 10 Jul (usually)Nature
- June
- Sea warm enough to swim10 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Season
- July
- Naxos Festival, Bazeos Tower1 Jul – 15 Sep (usually)Festival
- The meltemi1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)Season
- August
- Greek August1–25 AugHoliday
- November
- Out of season1 Nov – 31 MarClosure
Crowds in Naxos 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 crowdsGreek August, Summer holidays in Greece, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Naxos
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A local's guide to Naxos argues the island's most authentic side isn't on the coast at all, but inland, in hilltop villages like Apiranthos and Filoti, genuinely worth the drive away from the beaches most visitors stick to. Their timing recommendation: May-June or September-October for better prices, thinner crowds, and reliably great weather, positioning Naxos as the quieter, less touristed alternative to Santorini or Mykonos within the same island chain.