Best time to visit Greece & Cyprus

The best time to visit Greece & Cyprus is June to August, judged across 22 places; January is its low season.

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Updated September 2026 · Europe · 22 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Greece & Cyprus month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarylow seasonoff-season shutdown · 15°C highs · best Jun–SepLarnaca, Athens, Limassol
Februarynot its bestoff-season shutdown · 15°C highs · best Jun–SepNicosia, Athens, Kalabaka
MarchgoodCarnival · before the heat · 18°C highsKalabaka, Nicosia, Athens
Aprilgoodbefore the heat · 21°C highs · 11 h sunKalabaka, Nafplio, Athens
Maygoodbefore the heat · 24°C highs · 12 h sunAthens, Nafplio, Larnaca
Junein seasonsea warm enough · 2 wet days · 29°C highsChania, Corfu, Larnaca
Julyin seasonsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 31°C highsCorfu, Paphos, Heraklion
Augustin seasonsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 32°C highsHalkidiki, Heraklion, Paphos
Septembergoodsea warm enough · 2 wet days · 29°C highsPaphos, Heraklion, Larnaca
Octobergoodsea warm enough · 4 wet days · the heat has brokenLarnaca, Limassol, Athens
Novembergoodharvest · the heat has broken · 20°C highsNicosia, Limassol, Larnaca
Decembernot its bestoff-season shutdown · 16°C highs · best Jun–SepNicosia, Larnaca, Athens

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 22 places in Greece & Cyprus

Greece & Cyprus — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Greece & Cyprus?
June to August. In July: sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 31°C highs.
When is the low season in Greece & Cyprus?
January. In January: off-season shutdown · 15°C highs · best Jun–Sep.
Which months are in season in Greece & Cyprus?
June to August — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.