When to go · Piraeus
Piraeus, month by month
The best months for Piraeus: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Greece: Athens mild and quiet; most island hotels closed and ferries reduced; mountain villages cold with snow.14 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Greece: Carnival season (Apokries) with the big parade in Patras; islands still closed.14 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days57 °F / 46 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Greece: Clean Monday kite-flying and Independence Day parades (25 March); sea too cold for most.17 °C / 10 °C, 7 rain days63 °F / 50 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilGreatInside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.21 °C / 13 °C, 5 rain days70 °F / 55 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.26 °C / 17 °C, 3 rain days79 °F / 63 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.31 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and peak ferry crowds).34 °C / 24 °C, 1 rain days93 °F / 75 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and peak ferry crowds).34 °C / 24 °C, 1 rain days93 °F / 75 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.29 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.24 °C / 17 °C, 5 rain days75 °F / 63 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Greece: Rain arrives; islands largely shut; 17 November marches in Athens. Good for Athens museums.19 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days66 °F / 55 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Greece: Athens and Thessaloniki festive and cheap; mountain villages busy at Christmas; islands closed.15 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 50 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low