Greece in March

Clean Monday kite-flying and Independence Day parades (25 March); sea too cold for most.

• Athens and Attica · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounionfine

  Dry and sunny; July–August often over 35 °C with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.

• Cyclades and Dodecanese · Santorini, Naxos, Paros, Mykonos, Rhodescool

  Windy: the meltemi blows hardest in July–August and cancels small boats. Sea warm enough June–October.

• Crete · Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion, the south coastfine

  Longest season: sea swimmable into November on the south coast; White Mountains keep snow into spring.

• Ionian islands and west · Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthosrainy

  Greener and wetter than the Aegean; less wind, calm seas in summer.

• North and mountains · Thessaloniki, Meteora, Zagori, Pelioncool

  Cold winters with snow in the mountains; Zagori and Pelion are cooler escapes in summer.

• Athens16° / 8°, 8 rain days

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.

• Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera)

  15 Mar 2027 (moves yearly)

  Start of Lent: kite-flying, picnics and seafood; offices closed.

• Independence Day and Annunciation

  25 Mar

  Military and school parades in Athens and every town; traditional fried cod with garlic sauce.

• Orthodox Easter (Holy Week) check

  Moves yearly; check this year's date · Athens

  Good Friday and Holy Saturday processions; many shops close, and the city empties towards the islands and villages for the following week.

• National holidays

  Mar 25 and Oct 28 · Athens

  Parades in the centre; some streets close and shops shut.

Crowds · Greece

Low

Prices · Greece

Low

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Athens

  Mild; Mar 25 is a public holiday.