Greece · Südliche Ägäis

Best time to visit Südliche Ägäis

When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.

Busiest week

JulyCrowd level 100

Wk 30 · 1,933,409 overnight stays

Quietest weeks

JanuaryCrowd level 0

Wk 1–3 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions

Sweet spot

NovemberCrowd level 2–19

Wk 44–46 · quietest while the weather still holds

Warmest month

30 °CComfort 68

July · around 1 mm of rain in the month

Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative

Südliche Ägäis (Greece) is quietest in January: across Wk 1–3 the crowd level runs from 0 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in July (Wk 30), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 1,933,409 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.

How we calculate

Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.

Weather profile

Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.

JanuaryØ 0
FebruaryØ 0
MarchØ 2
AprilØ 17
MayØ 51
JuneØ 78
JulyØ 93
AugustØ 96
SeptemberØ 72
OctoberØ 37
NovemberØ 5
DecemberØ 1
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100

Why this week?

Crowd level19/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort56/100 · Sun & warmth

-47 % versus the region's annual average.

Contributing months
October (47 %) · November (53 %)
Overnight stays/week
386,256
School-holiday pressure (source markets)
23 % of source markets on school holidays · +6 % crowding from holidays
Main source markets
Greece (21 %) · United Kingdom (20 %) · Germany (19 %) · 82% of guests modelled
Region range
17,855–1,933,409 (avg 730,371)
Base years
2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)

v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.

Pre-filled with the next date in week 44.

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The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.

Crowd level, weather comfort and temperature in Südliche Ägäis by month – crowd score 0–100, season-relative to the region's own annual peak
MonthCrowd level0–100, season-relativeWeather comfort0–100, profile “mild”Avg temperature
January04411 °C
February05212 °C
March26614 °C
April178618 °C
May519322 °C
June788227 °C
July936830 °C
August966930 °C
September728327 °C
October379022 °C
November57518 °C
December15113 °C

The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Südliche Ägäis itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.

Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.

Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026

Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.

Recommended

Wk 44–46

The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 8 out of 100, weather comfort near 80.

Crowd level
2–19
Comfort
76–84
Plan this period
Good alternative

Wk 13–15

A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 12, weather comfort near 80.

Crowd level
5–17
Comfort
75–85
Plan this period
Avoid

Wk 30–32

The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.

Crowd level
98–100
Comfort
66–67

How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.

Bed occupancy in Südliche Ägäis
34.3

per cent of bed places, annual mean

European median
23.1

per cent of bed places, annual mean

Furthest from the median: February, at <0.1× the value. Closest to the median: April, at 0.8× the value.

Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Südliche Ägäis with itself. The two measures are never combined.

Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.

  • Avg temperature
  • Day/night range
  • Precipitation
0310175Jan: 150 mmFeb: 68 mmMar: 67 mmApr: 25 mmMay: 14 mmJun: 4 mmJul: 1 mmAug: 1 mmSep: 5 mmOct: 36 mmNov: 100 mmDec: 168 mmJan: Ø 10 °C · Day 11 °C · Night 9 °CFeb: Ø 11 °C · Day 12 °C · Night 10 °CMar: Ø 13 °C · Day 14 °C · Night 12 °CApr: Ø 16 °C · Day 18 °C · Night 15 °CMay: Ø 21 °C · Day 22 °C · Night 19 °CJun: Ø 25 °C · Day 27 °C · Night 24 °CJul: Ø 29 °C · Day 30 °C · Night 27 °CAug: Ø 28 °C · Day 30 °C · Night 27 °CSep: Ø 25 °C · Day 27 °C · Night 24 °COct: Ø 21 °C · Day 22 °C · Night 20 °CNov: Ø 17 °C · Day 18 °C · Night 16 °CDec: Ø 12 °C · Day 13 °C · Night 11 °CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec°Cmm
Monthly climate values
MonthAvg temperature (°C)Day avg (°C)Night avg (°C)Precipitation (mm)
Jan10119150
Feb11121068
Mar13141267
Apr16181525
May21221914
Jun2527244
Jul2930271
Aug2830271
Sep2527245
Oct21222036
Nov171816100
Dec121311168

The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.

How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.

Very sunny
≈ 5.3 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
0.08.0Jan: ≈ 2.7 h full midday sun/dayFeb: ≈ 3.7 h full midday sun/dayMar: ≈ 5.1 h full midday sun/dayApr: ≈ 6.5 h full midday sun/dayMay: ≈ 7.3 h full midday sun/dayJun: ≈ 8.0 h full midday sun/dayJul: ≈ 7.9 h full midday sun/dayAug: ≈ 7.1 h full midday sun/daySep: ≈ 5.9 h full midday sun/dayOct: ≈ 4.4 h full midday sun/dayNov: ≈ 3.0 h full midday sun/dayDec: ≈ 2.4 h full midday sun/dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDech
Sun by month
Month≈ h of full midday sun per day
Jan2.7
Feb3.7
Mar5.1
Apr6.5
May7.3
Jun8.0
Jul7.9
Aug7.1
Sep5.9
Oct4.4
Nov3.0
Dec2.4

Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.

Destination airports of Südliche Ägäis and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.

Destination airports

Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.

“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.

Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.

When is the best time to visit Südliche Ägäis?

The best time to visit Südliche Ägäis is November (Wk 44–46): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 8 out of 100, weather comfort about 80 out of 100.

When is Südliche Ägäis quietest?

January (Wk 1–3) is the quietest time in Südliche Ägäis. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.

When is Südliche Ägäis busiest?

Südliche Ägäis is busiest in July (Wk 30) with around 1,933,409 overnight stays in the peak week.

What is the weather like in Südliche Ägäis and when is it warmest?

It is warmest in Südliche Ägäis in July with an average of 30 °C.

How do you get to Südliche Ägäis?

Südliche Ägäis is reachable via 12 destination airports with direct flights, including Rhodes Airport (RHO), Kos Airport (KGS) and Santorini International Airport (JTR).

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Crowding figures
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
Climate data
Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
Reachability

Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Data as of: September 2026

Data basis
All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.