Skiathos, Greece
mediterranean climate · beach · medium crowds · mid prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
Set in the Mediterranean basin, Skiathos (Greece) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 98/100 sun score in June, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a coastal escape.
August is the heat peak, averaging 27°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 10°C. Rain is most likely in January, when about 37% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in July (7%). If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on June–September.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 26°C against winter's 14°C, while rain-day odds move from 35% in winter and 20% in spring to 8% in summer and 22% through autumn. In short: plan around summer if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 49). A practical compromise is September — the edge of the warm window, averaging 25°C with an 88 sun score.
Best months to visit Skiathos
Our month-by-month scoring puts June first (98/100), with July (98) and August (98) close behind. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: April–October all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is January (46/100).
Among the mediterranean destinations in our catalog, its June rain odds beat 61% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Skiathos → · More destinations for June →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 3 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 4 with real rain risk, with temperatures between 11°C and 21°C — which is how Skiathos earns its current 55/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 1,978 km | ~3 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 2,047 km | ~3 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 2,284 km | ~3 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 1,995 km | ~3 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 1,684 km | ~2 h 30 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 18° / 16° | 96% | 33% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 18° / 15° | 93% | 69% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 17° / 15° | 99% | 84% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 18° / 16° | 99% | 87% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 20° / 17° | 83% | 55% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 21° / 18° | 41% | 32% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19° / 17° | 14% | 22% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 17° / 14° | 56% | 34% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 14° / 11° | 80% | 32% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 14° / 11° | 77% | 28% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 14° / 13° | 27% | 27% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 16° / 13° | 30% | 20% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 17° / 15° | 45% | 16% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 17° / 15° | 66% | 19% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 17° / 11° | 96% | 22% |
Skiathos climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (June highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6° / 10.1° | 56.3% | 37.1% | 46 |
| February | 13.4° / 10.9° | 54.8% | 31% | 50 |
| March | 14.4° / 11.9° | 48.9% | 26.8% | 55 |
| April | 16.3° / 14° | 41.9% | 17.3% | 72 |
| May | 19.8° / 17.5° | 39.5% | 15.5% | 92 |
| June | 24.6° / 22.4° | 23.8% | 8.3% | 98 |
| July | 27.2° / 25° | 9.4% | 6.8% | 98 |
| August | 27.4° / 25.3° | 11.3% | 7.4% | 98 |
| September | 24.7° / 22.5° | 26.9% | 19.7% | 88 |
| October | 20.8° / 18.8° | 39.4% | 19.9% | 87 |
| November | 17.8° / 15.6° | 55.8% | 25% | 69 |
| December | 14.5° / 12.1° | 56% | 35.9% | 50 |
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