When to go · Fira
Fira in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, crowds, peak prices), Nov–Mar (many businesses closed).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 22°C72°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- High
- Greece overall
- Prices
- High
- Greece overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat, crowds, peak prices), Nov–Mar (many businesses closed).
Weather in August
- FiraHighs around 29 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 0 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 72 °F, rain on about 0 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Assumption (Dekapentavgoustos) big impact
15 Aug · Greece
Peak of the Greek summer: island festivals (panigyria), ferries and rooms full; Tinos draws pilgrims.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Greece overall
- High
- Prices · Greece overall
- High
Greece overall: Greek holiday peak around 15 August; ferries sold out, wildfire risk highest, rooms at top prices.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.