Greece vs Spain

Curved turquoise pool with metal railing overlooking white resort buildings, beach loungers, and Mediterranean Sea under clear blue sky.

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Greece and Spain, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Greece compared with Spain
Greece	Measure	Spain
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
32	Resorts in our catalog	33
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$64–$2113/night pp	Nightly rates	$64–$472/night pp
7 of 32	Adults-only resorts	7 of 33
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season
Greek (English widely spoken)	Language	Spanish (English at resorts)
Euro	Currency	Euro
230V, European Type C/F plugs	Power	230V, European Type C/F plugs
On the right	Driving	On the right
Athens (ATH) + island airports	Main airports	Tenerife (TFS), Málaga (AGP)
~9–11h from the US, often via a hub	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Greece

Spain

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Greece and Spain
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Greece · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
Greece · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9