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Greece in August

Around 30 °C with 26 mm of rain and 9.0 hours of sun a day.

August is a solid shoulder-season month in Greece. Around 30 °C with 26 mm of rain and 9.0 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Greece · August
What the weather usually does

Greece · typical month

  • Day / night
    20 – 30 °C
    Year range 3 – 31 °C
  • Rainfall
    26 mm
    Year range 26 – 112 mm
  • Sunshine
    9.0 hr / day
    Year range 4.1 – 9.8 hr / day
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What’s open · August

Things to do in Greece in August

Nothing is closed in August, but 2 things below are weather-dependent.

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

14 regions · current month

Greece, taken apart

Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Greece

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise normal precautions

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DE

Exercise normal precautions

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UK

Exercise normal precautions

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US

Exercise normal precautions

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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyGreece. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (10.2), highest in July (30.5). Monthly means: 10.2, 12.2, 14.5, 18.2, 22.2, 27.5, 30.5, 30.3, 26.1, 21.1, 16.2, 11.9.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January10.23.3-3.115.0
February12.24.6-0.016.8
March14.56.11.419.4
April18.28.95.023.3
May22.212.99.627.0
June27.517.713.632.4
July30.520.317.934.6
August30.320.317.933.4
September26.116.812.530.1
October21.112.49.225.0
November16.29.03.921.2
December11.95.50.516.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyGreece. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in August (26), highest in November (112). Monthly means: 107, 70, 82, 56, 60, 47, 26, 26, 54, 60, 112, 107.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January107
February70
March82
April56
May60
June47
July26
August26
September54
October60
November112
December107
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyGreece. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (4.1), highest in July (9.8). Monthly means: 4.7, 5.6, 6.9, 8.1, 8.3, 9.3, 9.8, 9.0, 7.6, 6.3, 4.5, 4.1.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.7
February5.6
March6.9
April8.1
May8.3
June9.3
July9.8
August9.0
September7.6
October6.3
November4.5
December4.1
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyGreece. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in June (7.7), highest in January (9.7). Monthly means: 9.7, 9.6, 9.4, 8.5, 8.1, 7.7, 8.4, 8.6, 8.6, 8.2, 8.9, 9.2.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January9.75.615.7
February9.65.615.8
March9.46.114.3
April8.55.413.0
May8.15.711.3
June7.75.910.6
July8.46.511.2
August8.66.511.5
September8.66.112.8
October8.25.411.8
November8.95.413.5
December9.25.214.6
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Around 31 °C with 26 mm of rain and 9.8 hours of sun a day.

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Around 26 °C with 54 mm of rain and 7.6 hours of sun a day.

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