Athens: weather and best time to visit
Athens (Greece) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 33°C; the coolest month is January at around 12°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 26°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Athens
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Athens climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 5° | 15° | 7 | 7 | 43 | 47 | 79 |
| Feb | 13° | 6° | 15° | 7 | 8 | 48 | 55 | 84 |
| Mar | 16° | 8° | 15° | 7 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 87 |
| Apr | 20° | 11° | 16° | 6 | 12 | 58 | 88 | 89 |
| May | 25° | 15° | 19° | 5 | 12 | 72 | 90 | 78 |
| Jun | 30° | 20° | 22° | 3 | 14 | 89 | 77 | 61 |
| Jul | 33° | 22° | 25° | 2 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 57 |
| Aug | 33° | 22° | 26° | 1 | 13 | 95 | 71 | 57 |
| Sep | 28° | 19° | 25° | 3 | 11 | 97 | 86 | 70 |
| Oct | 23° | 15° | 23° | 4 | 9 | 81 | 92 | 88 |
| Nov | 18° | 11° | 20° | 7 | 8 | 54 | 74 | 84 |
| Dec | 13° | 7° | 17° | 8 | 7 | 40 | 50 | 78 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Athens in January
Daytime highs around 12°C, nights near 5°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Athens in February
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Athens in March
Daytime highs around 16°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Athens in April
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 16°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Athens in May
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 5 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Athens in June
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 20°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 3 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Athens in July
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 22°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 2 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Athens in August
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 22°C. It is also the driest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Athens in September
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Athens in October
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Athens in November
Daytime highs around 18°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Athens in December
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 7°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 8 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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