Best time to learn to fly in Greece
How often the weather allows training flights in each month, from weather reports at 5 airfields with flight schools in Greece.
Across 5 airfields, 88% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are May, June, and July. February is the most difficult month, at 80%.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
The flying year in Greece
Greece has some of the most flyable weather in Europe. At the typical airfield (5 airfields in our data), the weather allows training flights in 88% of daylight hours, with June and July at 96% and 97%.
Even the winter months stay above three-quarters: February, the lowest, is at 80%.
Planning your training
Training works all year. Spring and autumn avoid the summer heat, which reduces aircraft performance on hot afternoons.
Flying weather by month
| Month | Typical airfield | Most airfields |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 73–83% |
| February | 80% | 77–85% |
| March | 85% | 83–85% |
| April | 90% | 89–91% |
| May | 94% | 93–95% |
| June | 96% | 96–97% |
| July | 97% | 96–97% |
| August | 94% | 92–98% |
| September | 93% | 92–95% |
| October | 92% | 90–93% |
| November | 85% | 82–85% |
| December | 83% | 79–86% |
By region
| Region | Whole year | Best months | Airfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 90% | June, July, and August | 2 |
| Attica | 89% | May, June, and July | 2 |
Airfields with the most flyable weather in Greece
| Airfield | Whole year | Best months |
|---|---|---|
| Kavala - Amygdaleonas Airport (LGKM) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 92% | July, August, and September |
| Pachi Megara Airport (LGMG) Attica | 89% | May, June, and July |
| Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) (LGAV) Attica | 88% | April, May, and June |
| Demokritos National Airport of Alexandroupolis (LGAL) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 87% | May, June, and July |
| Heraklion International Airport 'Nikos Kazantzakis' (LGIR) Crete | 86% | June, July, and August |
How we worked this out
Based on hourly weather reports (METAR) from 2016 to 2025 in the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive, at the weather station closest to each airfield and no more than 30 km away. Only daylight hours count. For each month we show the typical (median) airfield, with the middle half of airfields as the range.
Cite this data: BookFlightSchools, “Best time to learn to fly in Greece: flying weather by month”, 2016–2025. https://bookflightschools.com/flight-schools/greece/weather