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Santorini weather in August

Is it warm? Yes. August in Santorini is hot: afternoons average 30°C and nights 24°C. Most days (80%) peak between 29°C and 31°C.

Hot · average high

30°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low24°overnight
  • Sea26°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days01 mm in the month
  • SkyMostly clear2% cloud · 99% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every August afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 29° and 31°.

Number of August days by daily high, 2011–2025.

August, year by year

The average August high in each year. The warmest, 2012, averaged 31°C; the coolest, 2017, 30°C.

Average August high by year: 2011: 29.7°C, 2012: 30.9°C, 2013: 29.7°C, 2014: 30.7°C, 2015: 30.5°C, 2016: 29.8°C, 2017: 29.5°C, 2018: 30.5°C, 2019: 29.7°C, 2020: 29.8°C, 2021: 30.8°C, 2022: 29.9°C, 2023: 30.7°C, 2024: 30.8°C, 2025: 30.3°C.

Compared with home

Average August highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Santorini30°
  • London24°
  • Manchester20°
  • Dublin20°
  • Cork20°
  • Glasgow19°
  • Belfast19°

Other months

Santorini all year · Where else is hot in August

Warmer in August, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Santorini is about 4h 15m.

  • Hot in Aug

    32°C average high

    avg high · 23° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    27°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Very hot in Aug

    37°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m
  • Hot in Aug

    33°C average high

    avg high · 20° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Olbia & Costa Smeralda

    Sardinia, Italy

    Sea
    26°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m

Air: Copernicus ERA5-Land, 2011–2025, matched to the official averages for Santorini airport. Sea: Copernicus ERA5, 2022–2025. Rainy days = days with 1 mm of rain or more, as weather stations count them. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology