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When is the best time to visit Santorini?

The best time to visit Santorini is between July and August, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Santorini has a dry, hot summer and a wetter cool season. That is the holiday-coast pattern: sea and shade when the sun is the point, walking and towns when the rain comes back. Santorini is a city in Greece. This page is about Santorini, not a country average.

Most visitors come for the dry months and the water. Shoulder weeks are for walking without the worst heat. Winter is a city-and-food trip, not a failed beach week. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Santorini uses them.

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Spring

Spring in Santorini is the walking season before the dry heat takes over. March, April and May are for towns, trails and days outside that are not yet a sea-only brief. The water is not the whole point, even when the sky looks like a holiday.

In Santorini the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Pack a layer for mornings. The interior, if you leave the obvious strip, lags the coast. This is the window where Santorini is pleasant without the high-season crush.

Summer

Summer is why a lot of people book Santorini: June, July and August, dry air, long days, and a sea-first itinerary where the coast is the point. Sightseeing belongs to morning. The rest of the day is shade and water.

In Santorini the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Inland it is a harsher holiday if you cannot drop into the water. Nights stay warm. If quiet is the brief, the main strips in Santorini in these months are the wrong brief.

Autumn

Early autumn in Santorini can still be a sea holiday. September, October and November start warm and then let go. The water holds longer than the crowds. Later in the stretch, swimming becomes a maybe, then a no, and the trip shifts to walking.

In Santorini the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is the mixed-itinerary window: a few coast nights, then inland, without one climate fighting the other. Rain starts to matter again in the cooler corners before the last of the heat has gone.

Winter

Winter in Santorini is not a beach season. December, January and February are for towns, food and walking in a coat. Santorini is milder than an inland capital would be, and it is still winter. That is still winter, not a delayed summer.

In Santorini the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Come for the city. Do not come because a summer photo is still on the listing. Days are short. A bright afternoon is a gift, not the product you bought.

Santorini weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: Meteostat (Santorini Island / Monólithos station, 2 km away, averaged from 15 years of station records)Period: 1991-2020Checked: 11 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Santorini, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Santorini weather by month: average temperature, rainfall for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January——
February——
March——
April——
May——
June——
July27°C / 80°F—
August27°C / 80°F—
September——
October——
November——
December——

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FAQs about Santorini weather

Climate averages for Santorini, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Santorini is between July and August, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 27°C.

July is the coolest month, averaging 27°C (80°F) against 27°C (80°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat (Santorini Island / Monólithos station, 2 km away, averaged from 15 years of station records) — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat (Santorini Island / Monólithos station, 2 km away, averaged from 15 years of station records), not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.