Patras weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Patras is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and May close behind. Patras averages about 2,829 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,829
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 717 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 168k
- Elevation
- 12 m
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When is the best time to visit Patras?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Patras is July, then June and May. The dullest month is January (38/100, 106 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Patras?
Patras gets a lot of sun: around 2,829 hours a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate July (93) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #26 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,896 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 46% of the annual 717 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 106 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 79 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 63 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 36 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 24 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 16 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 13 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 55 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 79 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 77 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 104 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 121 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Patras by month
The sea off Patras is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in February at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Zakynthos Greece · 65 km · best in Jul · 2,970 h sun/yr
- Kefallinia Greece · 81 km · best in Jul · 2,846 h sun/yr
- Preveza Greece · 104 km · best in Jul · 2,849 h sun/yr
- Kalamata Greece · 131 km · best in May · 2,737 h sun/yr
- Corfu Greece · 208 km · best in Jul · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Skiathos Greece · 213 km · best in Aug · 2,524 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nea Anchialos Greece · 168 km · 2,546 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Ioannina Greece · 180 km · 2,741 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Patras compares month by month: Patras vs Kalamata · Patras vs Kefallinia · Patras vs Preveza · Patras vs Skiathos · all comparisons
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