Greece in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Árgos is the warmest place with 34 °C by day, Patmos the coolest with 25 °C. 60 of 62 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árgos | 86 | 34° | 27° | 10 h | 2 |
| Nafplio | 86 | 34° | 27° | 10 h | 2 |
| Sparta | 50 | 34° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Marathon | 90 | 33° | 25° | 11 h | 1 |
| Salamis Island | 89 | 33° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Athens | 63 | 33° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Piraeus | 63 | 33° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Mycenae | 56 | 33° | – | 10 h | 2 |
| Poros | 97 | 32° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kalamata | 96 | 32° | 26° | 11 h | 2 |
| Spetses | 96 | 32° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kastellorizo | 94 | 32° | 28° | 11 h | 2 |
| Chalkída | 94 | 32° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Larissa | 69 | 32° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Thebes | 67 | 32° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Pella | 62 | 32° | – | 11 h | 4 |
| Heraklion, Crete | 100 | 31° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Ýdra | 100 | 31° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Agios Nikolaos | 100 | 31° | 26° | 10 h | 1 |
| Corinth | 100 | 31° | 26° | 10 h | 1 |
| Volos | 100 | 31° | 27° | 10 h | 3 |
| Malia | 100 | 31° | 26° | 10 h | 1 |
| Ioannina | 76 | 31° | – | 10 h | 5 |
| Thessaloniki | 73 | 31° | 27° | 12 h | 3 |
| Patras | 73 | 31° | 26° | 10 h | 2 |
| Olympia | 69 | 31° | – | 10 h | 4 |
| Lindos, Rhodes | 100 | 30° | 27° | 11 h | 0 |
| Zakynthos Town (Zante) | 100 | 30° | 26° | 11 h | 2 |
| Delphi | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Rethymno | 100 | 30° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kavala | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 4 |
| Pylos | 100 | 30° | 26° | 11 h | 2 |
| Symi | 100 | 30° | 26° | 11 h | 0 |
| Parga | 100 | 30° | 26° | 10 h | 2 |
| Mytilene | 99 | 30° | 24° | 11 h | 1 |
| Rhodes Town | 100 | 29° | 27° | 11 h | 0 |
| Lefkada | 100 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 2 |
| Ierapetra | 100 | 29° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Preveza | 100 | 29° | 26° | 10 h | 2 |
| Mystras | 84 | 29° | – | 10 h | 3 |
| Chania, Crete | 100 | 28° | 26° | 11 h | 2 |
| Corfu Town | 100 | 28° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Argostoli, Kefalonia | 100 | 28° | 26° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kallithea, Halkidiki | 100 | 28° | 27° | 10 h | 4 |
| Skiathos | 100 | 28° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Kos Town | 100 | 27° | 25° | 10 h | 0 |
| Milos | 100 | 27° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Skopelos | 100 | 27° | 26° | 10 h | 3 |
| Scyros | 100 | 27° | 25° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kimolos | 100 | 27° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Fira, Santorini | 100 | 26° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Mykonos | 100 | 26° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Naxos | 100 | 26° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Parikia, Paros | 100 | 26° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Syros | 100 | 26° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Ios | 100 | 26° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Tinos | 100 | 26° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Oia | 100 | 26° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Andros | 100 | 26° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Astypalaia | 100 | 26° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Amorgos | 99 | 25° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
| Patmos | 98 | 25° | 24° | 11 h | 0 |
Greece in August: quick answers
Greece in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Árgos (34 °C), Nafplio (34 °C) and Sparta (34 °C).
Greece in August: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Kastellorizo (28 °C), Árgos (27 °C) and Nafplio (27 °C).
Greece in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Heraklion, Crete, Ýdra and Agios Nikolaos.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences