Milos · Month comparison
June vs May
May ranks #1 overall vs June at #4. The single best month — full boat schedule, half the price, no August chaos.
June
#4 of 12 months
Best match
Last fortnight before pricing goes vertical — 28°C, full ferry network, sea at 22°C.
- ↑12 hours of daylight for the Plaka–Klima sunset walk and 8pm taverna seatings
- ↑Tsigrado and Firiplaka beaches reachable without 11am sunbed queue
May
#1 of 12 months
Best match
The single best month — full boat schedule, half the price, no August chaos.
- ↑Kleftiko boat tours run daily by late May — typically 8-12 guests not 40
- ↑Sarakiniko before 09:30 still belongs to you for sunrise shots
| Factor | June | May |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 10 | 9 |
| Value score | 5 | 7 |
| Crowd score | 5 | 8 |
| Events score | 6 | 5 |
| Atmosphere | 9 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 28°C | 23°C |
| Monthly rain | 5mm | 15mm |
| Daily sunshine | 12hrs | 10hrs |
June trade-offs
- ↓Hotel rates step up 40% from May 25th onward; July prices effectively from mid-month
- ↓Meltemi peaks here — west-coast beach days frequently cancelled by wind
May trade-offs
- ↓Sea temperature 19-20°C — comfortable swimming but cooler than July's 24°C
- ↓Meltemi northerly wind starts kicking up — some north-coast beaches choppy
Scores compare months within Milos. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →