Europe · Beach travel

Best time to visit Santorini

Mid May–Early Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.6°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Santorini
Photo: TomasEE (CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Santorini season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 15.8)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 13.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 6.8)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 6.9)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 18.2)Early Mar: Fair (season score 30.1)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 27.3)Late Mar: Fair (season score 33.1)Early Apr: Okay (season score 48.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 59.6)Late Apr: Great (season score 71.5)Early May: Great (season score 79.8)Mid May: Best (season score 88.7)Late May: Best (season score 90.7)Early Jun: Best (season score 96.5)Mid Jun: Best (season score 99.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 100.0)Early Jul: Best (season score 99.7)Mid Jul: Best (season score 99.1)Late Jul: Best (season score 99.5)Early Aug: Best (season score 99.9)Mid Aug: Best (season score 99.4)Late Aug: Best (season score 99.5)Early Sep: Best (season score 96.5)Mid Sep: Best (season score 94.7)Late Sep: Best (season score 90.3)Early Oct: Best (season score 88.8)Mid Oct: Great (season score 81.7)Late Oct: Great (season score 73.8)Early Nov: Good (season score 71.2)Mid Nov: Good (season score 63.9)Late Nov: Okay (season score 50.3)Early Dec: Fair (season score 39.1)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 24.5)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 20.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid14.1°C4.361.1%
FebruaryAvoid14.0°C4.058.9%
MarchFair14.9°C2.653.0%
AprilGood16.9°C1.746.2%
MayBest20.3°C1.235.7%
JuneBest24.2°C0.416.0%
JulyBest26.1°C0.18.5%
AugustBest26.5°C0.28.7%
SeptemberBest24.6°C0.921.1%
OctoberGreat21.4°C1.936.0%
NovemberGood18.5°C3.050.6%
DecemberOff-season15.7°C4.260.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.