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Santorini weather in March

Is it warm? Not really. March in Santorini is cool: afternoons average 17°C and nights 12°C. Most days (80%) peak between 15°C and 18°C.

Cool · average high

17°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low12°overnight
  • Sea17°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days645 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud42% cloud · 36% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 15° and 18°.

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

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2018, averaged 18°C; the coolest, 2022, 15°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 16°C, 2012: 16.2°C, 2013: 17°C, 2014: 16.7°C, 2015: 16.3°C, 2016: 16.8°C, 2017: 16.3°C, 2018: 17.9°C, 2019: 17°C, 2020: 16.8°C, 2021: 16.1°C, 2022: 14.5°C, 2023: 16.8°C, 2024: 17.9°C, 2025: 17.5°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (45 mm in a typical month).

  • Santorini17°
  • London12°
  • Cork11°
  • Dublin11°
  • Glasgow10°
  • Belfast10°
  • Manchester10°

Other months

Santorini all year · Where else is hot in March

Warmer in March, not much further

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

  • Mild in Mar

    20°C average high

    avg high · 10° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Mar

    19°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    6 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Cool in Mar

    19°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Lisbon

    Portugal

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    8 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

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