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Where to go in April / Greece / April

A good place. At the right time.

Greece
in April.

Is April a good time?

Temperature unit

12 of 13 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.

National overnight stays are 20% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs
66–73°F
Very good weather
12 / 13 regions

Check seasonal openings: 1 region has an off-season warning this month.

Find your April base

Based on 13 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Illustration of Oia, Santorini: caldera, blue-domed church and whitewashed lanes
Oia, SantoriniDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 13 possibilities.

Choose your April base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Trip focus

13 of 13 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion above the AegeanCityAthens & AtticaAthens · Acropolis · Cape SounionRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.6/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather10.0/10Excellent73°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonBusy seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Balos Lagoon from the high footpath viewpointBeachCreteChania · HeraklionRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.5/10#2 month here · Balanced Weather9.0/10Excellent73°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Vikos Gorge from the Oxya viewpointMountainsEpirusIoannina · Zagori · PargaRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.4/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good68°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Kastoria waterfront on Lake OrestiadaMountainsWestern MacedoniaKastoriaRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#4 month here · Balanced Weather8.5/10Very good66°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Sarakiniko volcanic coast on MilosBeachSantorini, Mykonos & the Greek islandsSantorini · Mykonos · Rhodes · Kos · Naxos · Paros · MilosRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#3 month here · Balanced Weather8.4/10Very good68°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Dense Vathia tower settlement in the Inner ManiBeachPeloponneseNafplio · Mani · MonemvasiaRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.3/10Very good71°F afternoons · 3 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Messolonghi salt pans and lagoon at twilightBeachWestern GreecePatras · OlympiaRead the April guide ↗ Overall7.9/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.9/10Very good71°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Geography-first Delphi sanctuary panorama on Mount ParnassusBeachCentral Greece & EviaDelphi · EviaRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good70°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Molyvos on Lesvos viewed across an olive groveBeachNorth Aegean islandsLesbos · Chios · Samos · LemnosRead the April guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather7.8/10Very good68°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Geology-dominant Meteora panorama above KastrakiBeachMeteora, Pelion & the SporadesMeteora · Pelion · Skiathos · SkopelosRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good70°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Porto Timoni double beach below Afionas, CorfuBeachCorfu & the Ionian IslandsCorfu · Zakynthos · Kefalonia · LefkadaRead the April guide ↗ Overall7.8/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.6/10Very good66°F afternoons · 4 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Thessaloniki White Tower and Thermaic Gulf promenadeBeachThessaloniki & HalkidikiThessaloniki · HalkidikiRead the April guide ↗ Overall8.0/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather7.5/10Very good69°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level Illustration of Nestos River meanders from the Galani and Toxotes high viewpointBeachEastern Macedonia & ThraceKavala · ThassosRead the April guide ↗ Overall7.3/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good67°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Greece's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Greece's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

April weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons
66–73°F
Typical nights
43–57°F
Rain days
3–7 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Afternoons around 73°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 51°F (11°C): a sweater and a light jacket.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
RegionAfternoonNightRain daysWeather
Athens & Attica73°F51°F4excellent
Crete73°F53°F3excellent
Epirus68°F46°F7very good
Western Macedonia66°F43°F7very good
Santorini, Mykonos & the Greek islands68°F57°F3very good
Peloponnese71°F—3very good
Western Greece71°F50°F5very good
Central Greece & Evia70°F49°F4very good
North Aegean islands68°F54°F5very good
Meteora, Pelion & the Sporades70°F—5very good
Corfu & the Ionian Islands66°F—4very good
Thessaloniki & Halkidiki69°F50°F6very good
Eastern Macedonia & Thrace67°F48°F6good

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Low season, nationally.

April records 20% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

About usual.

+4% on Greece's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.

Seasonal openings

Quiet can mean closed.

There is an off-season warning for North Aegean islands. Check accommodation and activities before choosing your base.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Santorini, Mykonos & the Greek islands (63°F), Crete (63°F), Peloponnese (62°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
  • Orthodox Easter (Greece), 25 April – 3 May 2027: Greeks travel home and to the islands; ferries and hotels book up. Official calendar.

Holidays: 23% of people in Greece live where schools are out on a typical April 2027 day. Public holidays: 30 Apr Good Friday. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)

Same country. A different chapter.

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How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Greece's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Greece) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Greece's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is below EU average (86 where the EU average is 100). Full method.