The best time for a boat holiday in the Mediterranean – region by region

"When is the best time for a boat holiday?" It depends on the region and on what you are looking for. Here we show what the providers themselves say: in which months they offer dates, when the choice is widest and how prices move. The figures are calculated continuously from free dates; where there are too few, nothing is shown.

The season starts where enough providers offer dates and ends where they stop.

The price index compares each month's week prices in a region with its yearly average: below the average, a week on board is relatively cheaper.

• At the edges of the season the choice is often still wide and the price lower than in high summer.
• If you want a particular boat or a catamaran in high summer, book early.
• Wind matters too: the meltemi in the Aegean, the maestrale in Sardinia, bura and jugo in Croatia.

Dates and prices on the region pages, for example Croatia or Sardinia.

On Go2Boat you only see free dates from the providers' calendars, and every price is the final price including mandatory extras – no surprise at payment. Questions about the boat, the skipper or your wishes we settle with the provider for you: Go2Boat is on your side, from the first question to on board. Search free boats

We count all boats of a region and all sources; a figure appears only with enough boats behind it. We never publish figures of single boats or providers.