Annual average climate in Athens
To start, here are the key elements of the climate averages over the whole year in Athens:
- Minimum annual temperature: 15°C
- Average annual temperature: 19°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 23°C
- Precipitation: 31 mm/month (with 5 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 6 ° / 13 ° | 50mm / 8 days |
| february | 7 ° / 14 ° | 42mm / 7 days |
| March | 9 ° / 17 ° | 26mm / 5 days |
| April | 12 ° / 20 ° | 29mm / 6 days |
| may | 16 ° / 25 ° | 14mm / 3 days |
| June | 21 ° / 30 ° | 6mm / 1 days |
| July | 24 ° / 33 ° | 3mm / 1 days |
| August | 24 ° / 34 ° | - |
| September | 20 ° / 29 ° | 25mm / 4 days |
| October | 16 ° / 24 ° | 46mm / 5 days |
| November | 11 ° / 19 ° | 70mm / 7 days |
| December | 8 ° / 15 ° | 63mm / 9 days |
These weather forecasts were calculated from the values provided by the HELLINIKON weather station. This is located in Greece, 10 km from Athens and is located at an altitude of 10 meters.
The best time to go (or the one to avoid)
Below are some additional questions that should allow you to choose when is the right time to go, or which periods to exclude.
Which are the hottest months in Athens?
In Athens, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
August (with 34°C), July (with 33°C), June (with 30°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures in Athens are:
January (with 10°C), february (with 11°C), December (with 12°C), …
Which are the driest months in Athens?
In Athens, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
August (with 0 rainy days/month), July (with 1 rainy days/month), June (with 1 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Athens are:
December (with 9 rainy days/month), January (with 8 rainy days/month), february (with 7 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Other cities near Athens could have a fairly similar climate:
Piraeus (9 km from Athens), Acharnés (11 km), Níkaia (7 km), Glyfáda (14 km), Ílion (6 km), Ilioúpoli (7 km), Keratsíni (10 km ), Khalándrion (8 km away), Marousi (10 km away), Agios Dimitrios (6 km away), …
Around Athens
You might also be interested in these cities:
Chalcis (54 km from Athens), Tripoli (130 km), Lamía (152 km), Volos (168 km), …
In Greece
Check the weather forecasts for other major cities in Greece:
Thessaloniki (304 km from Athens), Lárisa (216 km), Heraklion (321 km), Volos (168 km), Ioannina (311 km), Chalcis (54 km), Rhodes (434 km) , Chania (276 km away), Alexandroupoli (368 km away), Lamía (152 km away), …
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