Europe
Greece
About 10.7M people live in Greece, on 131,940 km² in 14 regions; the capital is Athens. The highest summit is Mytikas (2,918 m).
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best weather in OctoberChalkída 86
October: highs20° – 25°
Rain this month, on average65mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr–May · Oct.
Greece at a glance
The atlas follows 14,095 places here month by month, with 424 mountains and 988 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and October.
Athens now23°CSunny · 16:31Sunrise · sunset07:41 · 18:40AthensNext holiday28 OctoberOhi DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events11 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
14,095places in 14 regions424summits, highest Mytikas988monuments752museums130lakes790beaches8ski areas6festivals1,595huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Greece's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+30%7.65M in 1950 → 9.94M in 2025 → 8.81M in 2050Greece · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$45,3002025 · 51/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy81.82024 · 39/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities79 %2025 · 63/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet86 %2024 · 74/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.242024 · 190/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover37 %2024 · 87/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Greece
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Greece
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
85OctoberAthens
Apr–May · Oct
24° / 16°35 mm
77OctoberHeraklion
Apr–Jun
24° / 17°56 mm
84OctoberThessaloniki
Apr–May · Oct
22° / 12°53 mm
84OctoberLarissa
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 11°53 mm
80OctoberIoannina
May · Sep–Oct
20° / 10°120 mm
79OctoberPatras
Apr–May · Oct
24° / 15°88 mm
78OctoberChania
May–Jul
25° / 17°64 mm
84OctoberVolos
May · Sep–Oct
21° / 16°67 mm
14 regions
Peloponnese1,963 places · 112 summits · Árgos
Crete1,863 places · 36 summits · Heraklion
West Greece1,625 places · 49 summits · Patras
Central Greece1,204 places · 38 summits · Chalkída
Epirus1,173 places · 24 summits · Ioannina
Central Macedonia1,084 places · 27 summits · Thessaloniki
Thessaly1,081 places · 15 summits · Larissa
East Macedonia and Thrace884 places · 21 summits · Komotini
South Aegean746 places · 18 summits · Rhodes
Ionian Islands726 places · 6 summits · Corfu
Attica634 places · 32 summits · Athens
West Macedonia557 places · 36 summits · Florina
North Aegean550 places · 8 summits · Chios
Mount Athos5 places · Karyes
Greece from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Greece
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Nature in Greece
Summit2,918 m
Mytikas
Summit2,918 m
Mount Olympus
Summit2,637 m
Smolikas
Lake
Lake Trichonida
Lake
Dojran Lake
Lake
Lake VolviWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Greece
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Viewpoints464Camp sites424Climbing402Mountain huts128Theme parks48Hot springs & thermal baths40Surf spots27Water parks26Zoos16Golf courses11
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Καλαβρύτων22 km of pistes · 7 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Παρνασσού16 km of pistes · 17 lifts
Εθνικό χιονοδρομικό κέντρο Βασιλίτσας15 km of pistes · 7 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Καρπενησίου7 km of pistes · 5 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Πηλίου Αγριόλευκες4 km of pistes · 5 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Λαϊλιά2 km of pistes · 3 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Περτουλίου2 km of pistes · 2 lifts
Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Ζήρειας1 lifts
Culture in Greece
988 monuments and 752 museums; the best known first.
ParthenonBuilt 500 BC · Doric order
ErechtheionBuilt 500 BC · Ionic order
Temple of Athena NikeBuilt 425 BC · tetrastyle
Temple of Apollo Epicurius in BassaeBuilt 419 BC · ancient Greek
Daphni MonasteryBuilt 1100 · Macedonian Renaissance
Hosios LoukasBuilt 901 · Byzantine
Museum
National Archaeological Museum of AthensBuilt 1829
Museum
Acropolis MuseumBuilt 2009The festival year
What's on in Greece
The ground and the sky in Greece
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days9magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950834magnitude 5+, of them 89 of 6+StrongestM7.7Katápola 20 km ↘ · 1956Deadliest45,000deaths · 856The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · AthensNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · AthensNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Greece
11 large airports, 294 railway stations, 273 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportATH · Athens
20 kmHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportHER · Heraklion
3.6 kmThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportSKG · Thessaloniki
14 kmChania International AirportCHQ · Chania
11 kmCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportCFU · Corfu
2.6 kmRhodes International Airport "Diagoras"RHO · Rhodes
13 kmΑθήναAthens
1.1 kmΘεσσαλονίκηThessaloniki
0.7 kmΛάρισαLarissa
0.2 kmΠάτραPatras
0.4 kmΒόλοςVolos
1.1 kmΚομοτηνήKomotini
1.3 kmAthens · ferry port→ Ηράκλειο
8.8 kmHeraklion · ferry port→ Θήρα - Λιμάνι Αθηνιός
1.6 kmThessaloniki · ferry port→ Λιμάνι Λήμνου, Νέος Λιμένας Σιγρίου
0.6 kmChania · ferry port→ Αναχώρηση Μινωικών Γραμμών Κρήτης
4.9 kmVolos Port→ Flying Dolphin embarkation area
1.4 kmCorfu · ferry port→ Βίδο, Γάιος, Ζακυνθος
0.8 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +30
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyEuroEUR
LanguagesGreek
Local time16:31Athens
Tipping
Rounding up or leaving 5–10% in restaurants and tavernas is customary for good service.