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Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.
Santorini island has the mildest winter temperatures, remaining within a comfortable range for most of the year.
Thessaloniki experiences the coldest temperatures, with minimums dipping into discomfort territory during January and December.
Piraeus, Athens and Crete Island have similar temperature profiles, with hot summers and mild winters, but Piraeus and Athens have higher maximum temperatures in summer(discomfort zone).
Maximum Temperatures
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 12.9°C | 10.1°C | 14.6°C | 12.9°C | 14.9°C |
Feb | 13.7°C | 12.1°C | 14.7°C | 13.7°C | 14.6°C |
Mar | 16.4°C | 15.2°C | 16.5°C | 16.2°C | 15.4°C |
Apr | 20.4°C | 19.1°C | 20.0°C | 20.3°C | 17.3°C |
May | 25.3°C | 24.0°C | 24.0°C | 25.2°C | 20.2°C |
Jun | 30.5°C | 29.7°C | 27.8°C | 30.2°C | 23.8°C |
Jul | 33.7°C | 33.1°C | 30.0°C | 33.5°C | 26.0°C |
Aug | 33.0°C | 33.2°C | 29.6°C | 32.9°C | 26.2°C |
Sep | 28.9°C | 28.0°C | 27.5°C | 28.8°C | 24.7°C |
Oct | 23.7°C | 22.4°C | 23.4°C | 23.5°C | 21.8°C |
Nov | 18.6°C | 16.3°C | 19.8°C | 18.6°C | 19.1°C |
Dec | 14.6°C | 11.5°C | 16.4°C | 14.6°C | 16.5°C |
Average | 22.6°C | 22.0°C | 22.5°C | 20.0°C | 21.2°C |
Minimum Temperatures
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 7.0°C | 3.7°C | 9.4°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C |
Feb | 7.3°C | 4.9°C | 9.3°C | 7.5°C | 12.6°C |
Mar | 9.1°C | 6.9°C | 10.5°C | 9.4°C | 13.6°C |
Apr | 12.1°C | 10.0°C | 12.9°C | 12.3°C | 15.5°C |
May | 16.6°C | 14.6°C | 16.7°C | 16.8°C | 18.4°C |
Jun | 21.5°C | 19.5°C | 20.6°C | 21.5°C | 22.3°C |
Jul | 24.2°C | 22.3°C | 22.7°C | 24.2°C | 24.3°C |
Aug | 24.1°C | 22.7°C | 22.9°C | 24.2°C | 24.7°C |
Sep | 20.7°C | 18.6°C | 21.1°C | 20.9°C | 23.3°C |
Oct | 16.4°C | 14.2°C | 18.0°C | 16.7°C | 20.4°C |
Nov | 12.7°C | 10.0°C | 14.8°C | 12.8°C | 17.3°C |
Dec | 9.3°C | 5.8°C | 11.7°C | 9.5°C | 14.6°C |
Average | 15.1°C | 15.9°C | 15.3°C | 18.3°C | 12.8°C |
Thessaloniki shows slightly higher precipitation in several months compared to the other locations, especially in March, May, and November, while also having comparable sun hours to Athens and Piraeus. Santorini consistently has the lowest precipitation levels throughout the year but experiences slightly lower sun hours compared to other mainland cities. Peak sun hours are generally observed in July across all locations, with Santorini, Crete, and Piraeus having the highest values during this period.
Winter months (December-February) show the lowest sun hours and highest precipitation across all cities, with Thessaloniki standing out for its relatively high winter precipitation.
Sunny Weather
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 5.0 hours/day | 5.3 hours/day | 4.3 hours/day | 5.0 hours/day | 3.6 hours/day |
Feb | 4.9 hours/day | 5.1 hours/day | 4.8 hours/day | 4.9 hours/day | 4.6 hours/day |
Mar | 6.7 hours/day | 5.8 hours/day | 6.5 hours/day | 6.7 hours/day | 6.6 hours/day |
Apr | 8.7 hours/day | 7.7 hours/day | 8.7 hours/day | 8.6 hours/day | 8.9 hours/day |
May | 9.8 hours/day | 8.2 hours/day | 10.5 hours/day | 9.8 hours/day | 11.4 hours/day |
Jun | 11.0 hours/day | 10.5 hours/day | 12.5 hours/day | 11.0 hours/day | 13.0 hours/day |
Jul | 12.9 hours/day | 12.1 hours/day | 13.4 hours/day | 13.0 hours/day | 13.9 hours/day |
Aug | 12.9 hours/day | 11.6 hours/day | 13.2 hours/day | 12.9 hours/day | 13.5 hours/day |
Sep | 9.6 hours/day | 9.0 hours/day | 10.5 hours/day | 9.6 hours/day | 11.1 hours/day |
Oct | 8.6 hours/day | 7.7 hours/day | 8.0 hours/day | 8.6 hours/day | 8.3 hours/day |
Nov | 5.6 hours/day | 4.7 hours/day | 5.9 hours/day | 5.6 hours/day | 5.7 hours/day |
Dec | 4.8 hours/day | 4.9 hours/day | 4.5 hours/day | 4.8 hours/day | 3.6 hours/day |
Average | 8.4 hours/day | 8.6 hours/day | 8.4 hours/day | 8.7 hours/day | 7.7 hours/day |
Precipitation Levels
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 1.8mm | 1.8mm | 1.7mm | 1.8mm | 2.3mm |
Feb | 1.8mm | 1.3mm | 1.7mm | 1.8mm | 1.8mm |
Mar | 1.4mm | 2.1mm | 1.7mm | 1.4mm | 1.3mm |
Apr | 1.6mm | 1.7mm | 0.6mm | 1.6mm | 0.3mm |
May | 0.9mm | 1.8mm | 1.0mm | 0.9mm | 0.2mm |
Jun | 1.3mm | 1.7mm | 0.5mm | 1.3mm | 0.1mm |
Jul | 0.6mm | 0.9mm | 0.3mm | 0.6mm | 0.0mm |
Aug | 0.4mm | 0.9mm | 0.3mm | 0.4mm | 0.0mm |
Sep | 0.9mm | 0.9mm | 0.3mm | 0.9mm | 0.2mm |
Oct | 0.7mm | 1.2mm | 0.9mm | 0.7mm | 0.2mm |
Nov | 1.5mm | 2.0mm | 1.1mm | 1.5mm | 1.3mm |
Dec | 2.2mm | 2.3mm | 1.6mm | 2.2mm | 2.2mm |
Average | 1.3mm | 1.0mm | 1.3mm | 0.8mm | 1.6mm |
Wind Speed
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 19.0km/h | 13.7km/h | 21.6km/h | 19.1km/h | 37.9km/h |
Feb | 18.8km/h | 13.7km/h | 20.4km/h | 18.9km/h | 36.6km/h |
Mar | 19.3km/h | 14.2km/h | 21.0km/h | 19.4km/h | 36.5km/h |
Apr | 18.2km/h | 14.7km/h | 18.2km/h | 18.2km/h | 31.5km/h |
May | 17.3km/h | 14.7km/h | 16.7km/h | 17.3km/h | 27.8km/h |
Jun | 18.1km/h | 15.4km/h | 17.7km/h | 17.9km/h | 27.0km/h |
Jul | 21.4km/h | 17.3km/h | 21.3km/h | 21.3km/h | 32.0km/h |
Aug | 22.6km/h | 16.1km/h | 20.8km/h | 22.5km/h | 29.7km/h |
Sep | 19.4km/h | 15.6km/h | 19.0km/h | 19.4km/h | 30.2km/h |
Oct | 17.7km/h | 12.4km/h | 17.2km/h | 17.6km/h | 29.1km/h |
Nov | 18.8km/h | 12.1km/h | 18.8km/h | 18.9km/h | 31.7km/h |
Dec | 17.9km/h | 13.3km/h | 19.7km/h | 18.1km/h | 34.6km/h |
Average | 19.0km/h | 19.4km/h | 19.1km/h | 32.1km/h | 14.4km/h |
Humidity
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 70.5% | 68.9% | 72.2% | 70.4% | 68.0% |
Feb | 70.0% | 67.5% | 72.3% | 70.0% | 68.8% |
Mar | 63.8% | 67.8% | 69.1% | 64.0% | 69.7% |
Apr | 58.1% | 64.9% | 65.2% | 58.7% | 72.1% |
May | 52.9% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 53.4% | 75.4% |
Jun | 48.1% | 56.7% | 63.0% | 49.0% | 75.5% |
Jul | 41.3% | 47.6% | 60.3% | 42.0% | 74.4% |
Aug | 41.6% | 45.7% | 62.1% | 42.2% | 75.7% |
Sep | 49.9% | 51.2% | 62.7% | 50.3% | 72.0% |
Oct | 58.1% | 58.5% | 66.2% | 58.5% | 69.9% |
Nov | 67.1% | 67.3% | 69.7% | 67.2% | 70.4% |
Dec | 71.1% | 70.7% | 72.1% | 71.0% | 69.6% |
Average | 57.7% | 66.6% | 58.1% | 71.8% | 60.9% |
Thessaloniki has the earliest sunrise in June and latest sunset, resulting in the longest days, while Crete Island has the latest sunrise and earliest sunset, leading to the shortest days overall
Santorini and Crete have similar sunrise times, but differ slightly in sunset and day length
Piraeus and Athens share identical sunrise, sunset, and day length patterns
The variation of day length between the cities peaks at over 40 minutes due to their position in Greece.
Sunrise Time
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 7:38 | 7:49 | 7:27 | 7:39 | 7:28 |
Feb | 7:15 | 7:22 | 7:07 | 7:15 | 7:06 |
Mar | 6:40 | 6:44 | 6:35 | 6:41 | 6:33 |
Apr | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:48 | 6:50 | 6:44 |
May | 6:15 | 6:11 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:12 |
Jun | 6:03 | 5:58 | 6:06 | 6:04 | 6:01 |
Jul | 6:16 | 6:11 | 6:18 | 6:16 | 6:13 |
Aug | 6:41 | 6:40 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:37 |
Sep | 7:07 | 7:10 | 7:04 | 7:08 | 7:01 |
Oct | 7:29 | 7:35 | 7:22 | 7:30 | 7:22 |
Nov | 7:06 | 7:16 | 6:56 | 7:07 | 6:56 |
Dec | 7:34 | 7:44 | 7:22 | 7:34 | 7:23 |
Average | 6:54 | 6:48 | 6:54 | 6:48 | 7:00 |
Sunset Time
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 17:31 | 17:28 | 17:33 | 17:31 | 17:28 |
Feb | 18:04 | 18:03 | 18:02 | 18:04 | 17:59 |
Mar | 18:38 | 18:41 | 18:34 | 18:39 | 18:32 |
Apr | 20:01 | 20:08 | 19:53 | 20:02 | 19:53 |
May | 20:29 | 20:39 | 20:18 | 20:29 | 20:19 |
Jun | 20:49 | 21:00 | 20:35 | 20:49 | 20:37 |
Jul | 20:46 | 20:56 | 20:34 | 20:46 | 20:34 |
Aug | 20:16 | 20:24 | 20:07 | 20:17 | 20:07 |
Sep | 19:32 | 19:37 | 19:27 | 19:33 | 19:25 |
Oct | 18:41 | 18:42 | 18:39 | 18:42 | 18:36 |
Nov | 17:14 | 17:11 | 17:16 | 17:15 | 17:11 |
Dec | 17:08 | 17:04 | 17:11 | 17:09 | 17:06 |
Average | 19:06 | 19:00 | 19:06 | 19:00 | 19:12 |
Useful Day Length
Period | Athens | Thessaloniki | Crete Island | Piraeus | Santorini island |
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Jan | 9:53 hours | 9:39 hours | 10:06 hours | 9:52 hours | 9:59 hours |
Feb | 10:49 hours | 10:41 hours | 10:56 hours | 10:49 hours | 10:53 hours |
Mar | 11:38 hours | 11:41 hours | 11:34 hours | 11:39 hours | 11:32 hours |
Apr | 13:01 hours | 13:08 hours | 12:53 hours | 13:02 hours | 12:53 hours |
May | 13:29 hours | 13:39 hours | 13:18 hours | 13:29 hours | 13:19 hours |
Jun | 13:49 hours | 14:00 hours | 13:35 hours | 13:49 hours | 13:37 hours |
Jul | 13:46 hours | 13:56 hours | 13:34 hours | 13:46 hours | 13:34 hours |
Aug | 13:16 hours | 13:24 hours | 13:07 hours | 13:17 hours | 13:07 hours |
Sep | 12:25 hours | 12:27 hours | 12:23 hours | 12:25 hours | 12:24 hours |
Oct | 11:12 hours | 11:07 hours | 11:17 hours | 11:12 hours | 11:14 hours |
Nov | 10:08 hours | 9:56 hours | 10:16 hours | 10:08 hours | 10:11 hours |
Dec | 9:35 hours | 9:19 hours | 9:50 hours | 9:35 hours | 9:43 hours |
Average | 11:54 hours | 11:54 hours | 11:54 hours | 11:54 hours | 11:54 hours |