Halkidiki vs Los Cabos

Large curved swimming pool with bright turquoise water overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, with white umbrellas, loungers, and pine trees at Ikos Oceania.

Oceanfront wedding ceremony setup at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos with white chairs, stone archway, and sea views.

Halkidiki and Los Cabos, 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.

By the numbers

Halkidiki compared with Los Cabos
Halkidiki	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
3	Resorts in our catalog	5 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$222–$418/night pp	Nightly rates	$154–$1482/night pp (better)
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	4 of 5
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
October–December, lightly; no true wet season	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
June and September; May can still be cool in the water	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures
Thessaloniki (SKG); Kassandra 60–75 min, Sithonia and Ouranoupoli around 2 h	Airport	Los Cabos International (SJD), near San José del Cabo
Calm shallow swimming, a local rather than package feel, luxury without an island ferry	Best for	Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Halkidiki

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Halkidiki and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Halkidiki · high °F	50	53	59	67	76	84	89	89	81	71	61	53
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Halkidiki · rain (in)	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.2	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.8	2.1	2.0
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Thessaloniki (the coast runs a touch milder) and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.