Thessaloniki weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Thessaloniki is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with April and May close behind. Thessaloniki averages about 2,531 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,531
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 516 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 310k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Thessaloniki?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Thessaloniki is June, then April and May. The dullest month is January (14/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Thessaloniki?
Thessaloniki gets a lot of sun: around 2,531 hours a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate June (87) from January (14), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #37 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,896 hours. The year's 516 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 | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 47 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 38 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 48 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 86 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 40 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 46 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 38 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 29 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 47 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 51 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 44 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 21 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 64 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Thessaloniki by month
The sea off Thessaloniki is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 10°C / 50°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
- Skiathos Greece · 156 km · best in Aug · 2,524 h sun/yr
- Skopje North Macedonia · 196 km · best in Sep · 2,397 h sun/yr
- Ohrid North Macedonia · 201 km · best in Jul · 2,335 h sun/yr
- Sofia Bulgaria · 245 km · best in Aug · 2,157 h sun/yr
- Preveza Greece · 259 km · best in Jul · 2,849 h sun/yr
- Pristina Kosovo · 279 km · best in Jul · 2,232 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kozani Greece · 99 km · 2,478 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Larissa Greece · 106 km · 2,548 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Kastoria Greece · 143 km · 2,479 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nea Anchialos Greece · 145 km · 2,546 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Kavala Greece · 146 km · 2,613 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Thessaloniki compares month by month: Thessaloniki vs Skopje · Thessaloniki vs Ohrid · Thessaloniki vs Skiathos · all comparisons
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