Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece's second city is its nightlife first: a student population the size of a town keeps the Valaoritou and Ladadika districts humming every single night, not just weekends.

  • Best forNightlife
  • Approx. flying time~13h 30m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportThessaloniki (SKG)

Thessaloniki, Greece
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About this place

Rooftop bars face the bay, tsipouro arrives with meze by default and dancing starts embarrassingly late. It's the Greek night out as Greeks actually live it — no islands, no crowds, no compromise.

Featured in Ten European party spots beyond the obvious

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 11°C in January to 33°C in July. Driest in July and October; wettest in May, with rain on about 12 days.

The year at a glance — pick a month for detail

August33° · rain 7 daysHot with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — July and October.

Where to stay

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