Zakynthos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇷 Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Zakynthos is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with August and June close behind. Zakynthos averages about 2,970 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,970
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 822 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Zakynthos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zakynthos is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (38/100, 116 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zakynthos?
Zakynthos gets a lot of sun: around 2,970 hours a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate July (95) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,896 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 47% of the annual 822 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 116 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 40 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 17 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 11 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 15 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 71 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 100 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 125 mm | 2 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 145 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Zakynthos by month
The sea off Zakynthos is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°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
- Kefallinia Greece · 53 km · best in Jul · 2,846 h sun/yr
- Patras Greece · 65 km · best in Jul · 2,829 h sun/yr
- Kalamata Greece · 126 km · best in May · 2,737 h sun/yr
- Preveza Greece · 131 km · best in Jul · 2,849 h sun/yr
- Corfu Greece · 222 km · best in Jul · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Athens Greece · 269 km · best in Aug · 2,907 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ioannina Greece · 216 km · 2,741 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Zakynthos compares month by month: Zakynthos vs Patras · Zakynthos vs Kalamata · Zakynthos vs Kefallinia · all comparisons
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