Skiathos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Skiathos is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with July and May close behind. Skiathos averages about 2,524 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,524
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 554 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Skiathos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Skiathos is August, then July and May. The dullest month is January (27/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Skiathos?
Skiathos gets a lot of sun: around 2,524 hours a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate August (91) from January (27), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #38 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,896 hours. The year's 554 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 67 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 58 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 60 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 66 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 26 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 29 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 20 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 43 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 84 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 52 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 61 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 88 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Skiathos by month
The sea off Skiathos is warmest in July at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 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
- Athens Greece · 143 km · best in Aug · 2,907 h sun/yr
- Thessaloniki Greece · 156 km · best in Jun · 2,531 h sun/yr
- Patras Greece · 213 km · best in Jul · 2,829 h sun/yr
- Preveza Greece · 238 km · best in Jul · 2,849 h sun/yr
- Mykonos Greece · 252 km · best in Jul · 2,897 h sun/yr
- Mytilene Greece · 267 km · best in Jul · 2,823 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nea Anchialos Greece · 61 km · 2,546 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Skiros Greece · 88 km · 2,653 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Larissa Greece · 104 km · 2,548 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Limnos Greece · 170 km · 2,796 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Skiathos compares month by month: Skiathos vs Athens · Skiathos vs Thessaloniki · Skiathos vs Patras · all comparisons
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