Santorini month by month
Plan your visit to Santorini by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 41 mm
Most of Santorini shuts down in January. That is the single most important thing to know before booking. Somewhere between 70% and 80% of the island's hotels and restaurants close…
- February
- High
- 15°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 35 mm
Most of Santorini shuts down for winter. That is the single most important thing to know before booking a February trip to this Cycladic island. Between 70% and 80% of hotels,…
- March
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 32 mm
March in Santorini is defined by closures. Roughly half the island's hotels shut down from November through mid-April, and the ratio runs higher for restaurants, bars, and tour…
- April
- High
- 20°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 13 mm
April in Santorini is the month the island wakes up. That is the single most important thing to know. Hotels, tavernas, and tour operators that closed in November reopen on a…
- May
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 16 mm
May is when Santorini's season fully opens. Temperatures settle around 23°C (74°F) during the day, the Aegean light turns clear and sharp, and the Meltemi winds that batter the…
- June
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
June on Santorini is genuinely, reliably warm. Expect daily highs around 28°C (82°F) with lows near 22°C (72°F), and rainfall that totals about 5mm for the entire month. The Aegean…
- July
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 1 mm
Santorini receives more visitors in July than any other month, and on an island roughly 16 km long with one main road, you feel every one of them. Cruise ships dock at Athinios…
- August
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 3 mm
August on Santorini is the island at full volume. The caldera-rim footpath between Fira and Firostefani slows to a shuffle by mid-morning, and the kastro viewpoint in Oia fills…
- September
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
The most important thing about September on Santorini is the water. The Aegean typically reaches around 24 to 25°C (75 to 77°F), its warmest temperatures of the year, while the…
- October
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 10 mm
October in Santorini is the island's last comfortable month before winter. Half the hotels in Oia lock their doors by the 31st, ferry schedules from Piraeus thin to 1-2 daily…
- November
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 21 mm
November in Santorini is defined by one practical reality above everything else. Roughly half the island's hotels, restaurants, and tour operators close for winter between late…
- December
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 60 mm
December in Santorini means confronting one unavoidable fact. Most of the island is closed. Between 60 and 70 percent of hotels, restaurants, and shops shut their doors from late…