A good place. At the right time.

Greece
in March.

Is March a good time?

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Only 1 of 13 scored regions rates very good or better for weather: Athens & Attica.

National overnight stays are 8% of the August peak.

Regional afternoon highs: 57–66°F
Very good weather: 1 / 13 regions

Check seasonal openings: 6 regions have an off-season warning this month.

Find your March base

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

Oia, SantoriniDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 13 possibilities.

Choose your March base.

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

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Find a place or region

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 Aegean

CityAthens & AtticaAthens · Acropolis · Cape SounionRead the March guide ↗ Overall8.3/10#5 month here · Balanced Weather8.7/10Very good65°F afternoons · 5 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Balos Lagoon from the high footpath viewpoint

BeachCreteChania · HeraklionRead the March guide ↗ Overall6.5/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.8/10Good66°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Kastoria waterfront on Lake Orestiada

MountainsWestern MacedoniaKastoriaRead the March guide ↗ Overall7.4/10#7 month here · Balanced Weather6.6/10Good57°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Vikos Gorge from the Oxya viewpoint

MountainsEpirusIoannina · Zagori · PargaRead the March guide ↗ Overall7.6/10#6 month here · Balanced Weather6.5/10Good60°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Sarakiniko volcanic coast on Milos

BeachSantorini, Mykonos & the Greek islandsSantorini · Mykonos · Rhodes · Kos · Naxos · Paros · MilosRead the March guide ↗ Overall6.3/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather6.4/10Good64°F afternoons · 6 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Dense Vathia tower settlement in the Inner Mani

BeachPeloponneseNafplio · Mani · MonemvasiaRead the March guide ↗ Overall7.2/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather5.8/10Good63°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Molyvos on Lesvos viewed across an olive grove

BeachNorth Aegean islandsLesbos · Chios · Samos · LemnosRead the March guide ↗ Overall5.8/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.4/10Good62°F afternoons · 8 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Messolonghi salt pans and lagoon at twilight

BeachWestern GreecePatras · OlympiaRead the March guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.3/10Good64°F afternoons · 10 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, Corfu

BeachCorfu & the Ionian IslandsCorfu · Zakynthos · Kefalonia · LefkadaRead the March guide ↗ Overall5.7/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather5.3/10Good62°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Geography-first Delphi sanctuary panorama on Mount Parnassus

BeachCentral Greece & EviaDelphi · EviaRead the March guide ↗ Overall6.9/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather5.2/10Good62°F afternoons · 7 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Geology-dominant Meteora panorama above Kastraki

BeachMeteora, Pelion & the SporadesMeteora · Pelion · Skiathos · SkopelosRead the March guide ↗ Overall6.8/10#8 month here · Balanced Weather4.9/10Fair62°F afternoons · 9 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 promenade

BeachThessaloniki & HalkidikiThessaloniki · HalkidikiRead the March guide ↗ Overall5.5/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather4.7/10Fair61°F afternoons · 10 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level

Illustration of Nestos River meanders from the Galani and Toxotes high viewpoint

BeachEastern Macedonia & ThraceKavala · ThassosRead the March guide ↗ Overall5.3/10#9 month here · Balanced Weather4.0/10Fair59°F afternoons · 9 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedNear 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

March weather & packing.

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

Typical afternoons: 57–66°F
Typical nights: 37–53°F
Rain days: 5–10 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 66°F (19°C): light layers; nights around 49°F (10°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.
Region	Afternoon	Night	Rain days	Weather
Athens & Attica	65°F	47°F	5	very good
Crete	66°F	49°F	6	good
Western Macedonia	57°F	37°F	10	good
Epirus	60°F	41°F	10	good
Santorini, Mykonos & the Greek islands	64°F	53°F	6	good
Peloponnese	63°F	—	7	good
North Aegean islands	62°F	50°F	8	good
Western Greece	64°F	46°F	10	good
Corfu & the Ionian Islands	62°F	—	10	good
Central Greece & Evia	62°F	44°F	7	good
Meteora, Pelion & the Sporades	62°F	—	9	fair
Thessaloniki & Halkidiki	61°F	44°F	10	fair
Eastern Macedonia & Thrace	59°F	42°F	9	fair

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Off season, nationally.

March records 8% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

A little below usual.

−6% 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 Crete, Santorini, Mykonos & the Greek islands, North Aegean islands, Corfu & the Ionian Islands, Thessaloniki & Halkidiki, Eastern Macedonia & Thrace. 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 (62°F), Crete (62°F), Peloponnese (60°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

Holidays: 0% of people in Greece live where schools are out on a typical March 2027 day. Public holidays: 15 Mar Clean Monday; 25 Mar Independence Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)

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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.