Early July 1 July
83°F
Typical afternoon high
2% historical wet-day frequency
Greece · Beach
Is July a good time?
July averages 85°F afternoons and 77°F seas, with about 0 rain days. Later July is typically warmer.
Historical Ionia Nisia regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Corfu, Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Lefkada; conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#7 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your July
Afternoons around 85°F (29°C): summer clothes. About 15 hours of daylight. About 0 rain days in a typical July.
The sea averages 77°F. Our swimming guide: warm for swimming. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
The sun rises about 06:25 and sets about 21:03 (local time, mid-month). Afternoons reach about 85°F (29°C). The model's median rain-day count rounds to zero; individual trips can still have rain.
Early, middle or late?
Late July is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 83°F on the 1st, versus 86°F on the 31st.
83°F
Typical afternoon high
2% historical wet-day frequency
85°F
Typical afternoon high
2% historical wet-day frequency
86°F
Typical afternoon high
2% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183° | 283° | 383° | 483° | |||
| 583° | 684° | 784° | 884° | 984° | 1084° | 1184° |
| 1284° | 1384° | 1484° | 1585° | 1685° | 1785° | 1885° |
| 1985° | 2085° | 2185° | 2285° | 2385° | 2485° | 2585° |
| 2685° | 2786° | 2886° | 2986° | 3086° | 3186° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 83°F (29°C) in the first week to 86°F (30°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day is about 2% on any day. Local schools are out 1–31 July 2027.
Schools here are on summer holidays all of July 2027. Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Peak season. July averages 95% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than June.
Overnight stays across Ionia Nisia do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, one of Europe's busiest this month.
Hotel price season
Well above usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 82°F (28°C) and 88°F (31°C); in 14 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 85°F (29°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 3; half the years had 0–1.
Rain days in each July
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 84°F | 0 |
| 2012 | 86°F | 0 |
| 2013 | 83°F | 0 |
| 2014 | 83°F | 1 |
| 2015 | 86°F | 0 |
| 2016 | 84°F | 0 |
| 2017 | 84°F | 2 |
| 2018 | 82°F | 1 |
| 2019 | 84°F | 3 |
| 2020 | 83°F | 0 |
| 2021 | 85°F | 0 |
| 2022 | 86°F | 1 |
| 2023 | 86°F | 1 |
| 2024 | 88°F | 0 |
| 2025 | 85°F | 0 |
Checked against official climate averages for Corfu (Kerkyra). How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Jun | Jul | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 80°F | 85°F | 86°F |
| Sea | 73°F | 77°F | 80°F |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Overnight demand | 71% | 95% | 100% |
June: Cooler afternoons and cooler sea than July. Less overnight demand. June guide →
August: Warmer sea than July. August guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.
May to June and September have fewer overnight stays than July, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 71% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the June guide →| Typical conditions | July | June |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 85°F | 80°F |
| Nights | — | — |
| Sea | 77°F | 73°F |
| Rain days | 0 | 1 |
| Visitor season | Peak season | Busy season |
| Overall / 10 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Month rank | #7 | #3 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8 | #12 | 58°F | — | 62°F | 14 | 3.2 | Off season |
| February | 5.1 | #11 | 59°F | — | 60°F | 9 | 3.8 | Off season |
| March | 5.7 | #9 | 62°F | — | 60°F | 10 | 5.3 | Off season |
| April | 7.8 | #5 | 66°F | — | 62°F | 4 | 7.6 | Low season |
| May | 8.3 | #2 | 72°F | — | 66°F | 3 | 9.4 | Moderate season |
| June | 8.0 | #3 | 80°F | — | 73°F | 1 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| July | 7.4 | #7 | 85°F | — | 77°F | 0 | 10.0 | Peak season |
| August | 7.5 | #6 | 86°F | — | 80°F | 1 | 10.0 | Peak season |
| September | 8.0 | #4 | 81°F | — | 78°F | 4 | 10.0 | Busy season |
| October | 8.4 | #1 | 74°F | — | 74°F | 8 | 8.7 | Low season |
| November | 5.9 | #8 | 68°F | — | 70°F | 14 | 5.7 | Off season |
| December | 5.3 | #10 | 61°F | — | 65°F | 14 | 4.3 | Off season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Western Greeceabout 70 miles
Balanced Overall 7.6 · Excellent weather, 94°F (34°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
EpirusGreece · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.7 · Very good weather, 91°F (33°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
Meteora, Pelion & the SporadesThessaly · Greece · about 110 miles
Balanced Overall 7.6 · Excellent weather, 93°F (34°C) · Peak season · Cost moderate
PeloponneseGreece · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 7.8 · Excellent weather, 93°F (34°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
Athens & AtticaGreece · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 5.9 · Good weather, 97°F (36°C) · Peak season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Corfu & the Ionian Islands' weather ranks 5 of 77 beach regions this month. Corfu & the Ionian Islands already has excellent weather in July; these beach regions outside Greece are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.
Albanian Riviera & the southAlbania · about 130 miles
Excellent weather (9.9): 6°F warmer afternoons, 2 more rain days, quieter for its season (busy season), cheaper
MoliseItaly · about 370 miles
Excellent weather (10.0): 2°F warmer afternoons, 4 more rain days, quieter for its season (busy season)
AbruzzoItaly · about 430 miles
Excellent weather (9.9): 3°F warmer afternoons, 3 more rain days, quieter for its season (busy season), pricier
Porto & northern Portugalabout 1490 miles
Excellent weather (10.0): 2°F cooler afternoons, quieter for its season (busy season), cheaper
Central Portugalabout 1510 miles
Excellent weather (10.0): about as warm, quieter for its season (busy season), cheaper
It's peak season, 95% of the busiest month and 172% above its average month. That means about 151,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 5% of them from Greece itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 54,000 more: 36 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 89 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Corfu (Kerkyra) from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.1°C), night lows off by more than 4°F (2°C), so not shown. |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 763 |
| Busiest month here | August · 802 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 43.3% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 100th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 5% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 36 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 50.8% |
| National hotel-price season | Greece historical 2024–2025 index: Well above usual (+17% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 198,000 |
| Statistical region | EL62 · Ionia Nisia |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.