Zakynthos weather by month & the best time to visit
Greece · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Zakynthos is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with August and June close behind. Zakynthos averages about 2,970 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Zakynthos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zakynthos is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (38/100, 116 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zakynthos?
Zakynthos gets a lot of sun: around 2,970 hours a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate July (95) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 40 destinations in Greece for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,896 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 47% of the annual 822 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 116 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 40 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 17 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 11 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 15 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 71 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 100 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 125 mm | 2 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 145 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Zakynthos by month
The sea off Zakynthos is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
Nearest destinations
_(5).jpg/500px-%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF_%CE%99%CF%89%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD%2C_%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%88%CE%B7_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D_%CE%BC%CE%B5_%CF%86%CF%8C%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF_%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD_%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%B7_%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82_%CE%B3%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82!!!(photosiotas)_(5).jpg)
Head-to-head
How Zakynthos compares month by month: Zakynthos vs Patras · Zakynthos vs Kalamata · Zakynthos vs Kefallinia · all comparisons
Zakynthos: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Zakynthos?
Zakynthos is a beach resort in Greece with a Mediterranean climate — the sea reaches 28°C at its warmest and is swimmable (21°C+) about 6 months a year.
How many hours of sunshine does Zakynthos get a year?
Zakynthos gets about 2,970 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Zakynthos?
The sunniest time to visit Zakynthos is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 95/100 (with August and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Zakynthos?
January is the least sunny month in Zakynthos, scoring 38/100 with about 116 mm of rain.
What is the sea temperature in Zakynthos?
The sea in Zakynthos ranges from about 17°C (February) to 28°C (August). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.
How strong is the sun in Zakynthos?
The typical midday UV index in Zakynthos peaks around 10 (very high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
Put the Zakynthos sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Zakynthos's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: