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Best Time for Thessaloniki & Halkidiki
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Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Sithonia's pine-backed coves are Greece's best-kept beach secret — even August leaves gaps between towels — and Athos boat trips run daily.
- The peninsulas empty and Thessaloniki takes over: Byzantine churches, the year's new tsipouro, and a food scene that outcooks Athens.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C | 9.4°C | 52 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |
| February | 5.0°C | 10.7°C | 41 mm | 10.4 h | |
| March | 7.1°C | 13.5°C | 49 mm | 11.7 h | |
| April | 10.1°C | 17.1°C | 38 mm | 13.1 h | |
| May | 15.1°C | 22.6°C | 42 mm | 14.2 h | |
| June | 20.0°C | 27.8°C | 35 mm | 14.9 h | |
| July | 22.7°C | 30.8°C | 27 mm | 14.6 h | |
| August | 22.9°C | 30.9°C | 20 mm | 13.6 h | |
| September | 19.0°C | 25.9°C | 46 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 14.1°C | 20.4°C | 51 mm | 10.9 h | |
| November | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 47 mm | 9.7 h | |
| December | 5.8°C | 10.8°C | 68 mm | 9.1 h |