When to go · Piraeus

Piraeus in July

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and peak ferry crowds).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 1
Crowds: High; Greece overall
Prices: High; Greece overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Piraeus

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and peak ferry crowds).

July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

PiraeusHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 1 day
Athens and Attica, Greece · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounionhot
Dry and sunny; July–August often over 35 °C (95 °F) with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.Dry and sunny; July–August often over 95 °F (35 °C) with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.

Greece overall: Hot; meltemi winds in the Aegean; Santorini and Mykonos at their most crowded and expensive.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Piraeus, side by side.

First month

Second month

July: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (heat and peak ferry crowds).

April: Inside Piraeus's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Piraeus: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.