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Climate of Athens
Athens has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Athens is 21° degrees and there is about 297 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 243 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 12°C and 31°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 8°C and 24°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 16°C and 28°C
- Rain: it rains 97 days and there is a total of approximately 298 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 1 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3300 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 12°C and 31°C |
| Warmest month: | 31°C in July |
| Coldest month: | 12°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between 8°C and 24°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 16°C and 28°C |
| Dry days: | 267 days |
| Days with rain: | 97 days |
| Days with snow: | 1 days |
| Total rain sum: | 298 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 3300 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Athens.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Athens.
Climate table of Athens
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Athens. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Athens might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 25 | 44 |
| Days with rain | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with snow | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Best time to visit Athens
The best time to visit Athens in Greece is from April through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Athens is 31°C in July and the lowest is 12°C in January. The water temperature is 28°C at its highest and in other months it can be 16°C.
Climate of Athens by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Athens? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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