Independent climate study · 2026

Top European
weather destinations 2026

186 European destinations. Valletta leads with 8.4/10.

186Destinations
10 yearsData
Key insights
#1 EuropeValletta — 8.4/10.
SummerMilos leads (9.7/10).
WinterValletta leads (7.3/10).
Europe

🏆 Top 20 Europe — Annual score

186 European destinations ranked by annual score.

RankDestinationBest monthAnnual scoreSun/yearAvg. rain
🥇VallettaMaltaJuly8.4/103908h15%
🥈SamosGreeceSeptember8.2/103863h22%
🥉PaphosCyprusJune8.2/104189h18%
4AlicanteSpainJune8.2/104155h14%
5LarnacaCyprusMay8.2/104167h12%
6PantelleriaItalyJuly8.2/103860h19%
7MarbellaSpainJune8.1/104134h16%
8AlgarvePortugalJuly8.1/104146h20%
9SantoriniGreeceJuly8.1/104000h14%
10ParosGreeceAugust8.1/103982h15%
11FaroPortugalJuly8.1/103994h17%
12MalagaSpainJune8.1/103988h16%
13CadizSpainJuly8.1/103982h18%
14MilosGreeceJune8.1/104131h16%
15KalamataGreeceJune8.1/103808h23%
16NaxosGreeceJune8.1/103991h17%
17KosGreeceJune8.1/104170h18%
18ValenciaSpainJune8.0/103939h16%
19SkiathosGreeceJuly8.0/103619h22%
20IbizaSpainJune8.0/103960h16%
Summer

☀️ Top 10 Europe summer (June–Aug)

Average score June, July, August.

RankDestinationScoreMax temp.SunRain
🥇MilosGreece9.7/1028°C1224h3%
🥈SantoriniGreece9.7/1027°C1190h3%
🥉VallettaMalta9.7/1028°C1193h2%
4ParosGreece9.6/1028°C1190h2%
5AlgarvePortugal9.6/1027°C1236h4%
6MarseilleFrance9.5/1027°C1227h8%
7PantelleriaItaly9.5/1025°C1175h3%
8MykonosGreece9.5/1026°C1193h3%
9KosGreece9.5/1029°C1242h2%
10SkiathosGreece9.5/1026°C1193h9%
Winter

❄️ Top 10 Europe winter (Dec–Feb)

Average score December, January, February.

RankDestinationScoreMax temp.SunRain
🥇VallettaMalta7.3/1016°C801h23%
🥈AlicanteSpain7.2/1017°C861h12%
🥉SevilleSpain7.2/1017°C813h19%
4MalagaSpain7.2/1017°C816h19%
5CadizSpain7.2/1018°C822h22%
6FunchalPortugal7.2/1019°C861h32%
7ValenciaSpain7.1/1017°C785h13%
8FaroPortugal7.1/1017°C822h21%
9MarbellaSpain7.1/1017°C858h21%
10LarnacaCyprus7.1/1017°C864h24%
Methodology

Scores computed from 10 years of Open-Meteo archives (ERA5). Each month rated on sunshine (40%), precipitation (30%), thermal comfort (30%). Annual score = average of 12 months. 318 destinations analyzed.