Vitamin D in Greece in February: sun, UV and what to expect

Too cold Too cold here in February: afternoon highs average only 17.3°C, which is too chilly for sunbathing in light clothing. Try another month or a warmer destination.

4.4 hsun window (UV 2.5+)

3.9peak UV Index

14 minto a full dose

17°Cafternoon high

4/30rainy days

24/30sunny days

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How long in the sun in February?

If you travel anyway, plan your sun session around midday (roughly 11:00 to 15:00), when the UV Index peaks at about 3.9. With about a quarter of your skin bare, a full dose takes around 14 minutes for skin type III at age 30, and about 26 minutes at age 65.
Stop well before your skin turns pink. At this UV level skin type III can start to burn after about 51 minutes of midday sun, so cover up, find shade and use SPF 30+ on skin that stays out.
Water, sand and light surfaces reflect UV, so at the beach you get a little more sun than the number suggests, for the good and the bad.

Skin type	Full dose, age 30	Full dose, age 65	Time to burn
Type I	9 min	17 min	34 min
Type II	11 min	21 min	43 min
Type III	14 min	26 min	51 min
Type IV	21 min	38 min	77 min
Type V	27 min	51 min	1.7 h
Type VI	46 min	85 min	2.8 h

Minutes at midday for about 1,000 IU of vitamin D with a quarter of the body bare, at Athens, the median coastal place. Time to burn is the time to reach one minimal erythemal dose and does not depend on age. A rough planning guide, not medical advice.

Places in Greece in February

Place	Rating	Sun window	Full dose	Afternoon high	Rainy days
Rhodes	Too cold	5.1 h	12 min	16°C	4/30
Kos	Too cold	4.9 h	13 min	17°C	4/30
Rethymno	Too cold	4.6 h	12 min	17°C	9/30
Santorini	Too cold	4.6 h	13 min	17°C	2/30
Milos	Too cold	4.3 h	13 min	17°C	2/30
Ios	Too cold	4.5 h	13 min	17°C	6/30
Nafplio	Too cold	4.5 h	14 min	17°C	6/30
Chania	Too cold	4.4 h	13 min	17°C	11/30
Kefalonia	Too cold	4.6 h	14 min	16°C	9/30
Heraklion	Too cold	4.2 h	13 min	16°C	8/30
Athens	Too cold	4.4 h	14 min	17°C	4/30
Naxos	Too cold	4.4 h	14 min	16°C	6/30
Paros	Too cold	4.4 h	14 min	16°C	5/30
Lefkada	Too cold	4.4 h	14 min	15°C	6/30
Hydra	Too cold	4.2 h	13 min	17°C	6/30
Mykonos	Too cold	4.3 h	14 min	15°C	3/30
Zakynthos	Too cold	4.4 h	13 min	16°C	11/30
Corfu	Too cold	4.4 h	14 min	16°C	7/30
Skiathos	Too cold	4.3 h	14 min	15°C	8/30
Halkidiki	Too cold	4.2 h	14 min	16°C	6/30

Other months in Greece

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