Annual mean 18°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind N
Warmest
33.3 °C
Coldest
11.6 °C
Wettest
14%
Windiest
6.4 m/s
Prevailing
N
4.6 m/s average
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The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Athens has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in July, the driest month, to 14% in December, the wettest. Winds in Athens are highest in August, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Athens come in July, when the sky is typically 23% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
Month by month Athens climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
12°C
7°C
9°C
13%
50%
3.0 m/s
19
0
62
February
14°C
8°C
10°C
12%
51%
3.0 m/s
26
0
70
March
16°C
9°C
12°C
8%
46%
3.1 m/s
36
0
81
April
20°C
12°C
16°C
6%
41%
3.0 m/s
66
4
82
May
24°C
17°C
21°C
5%
40%
2.9 m/s
83
24
62
June
30°C
22°C
27°C
4%
31%
3.2 m/s
52
67
18
July
33°C
25°C
29°C
1%
23%
3.9 m/s
31
68
8
August
32°C
25°C
29°C
2%
23%
4.1 m/s
35
71
8
September
28°C
21°C
25°C
5%
32%
3.4 m/s
62
56
29
October
23°C
17°C
21°C
5%
37%
3.1 m/s
80
23
64
November
18°C
13°C
15°C
11%
46%
2.9 m/s
59
3
81
December
14°C
9°C
11°C
14%
51%
2.8 m/s
31
0
75
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Athens weather by season
Year round, Athens has days of about 12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 33°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Athens weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 13%
Winter in Athens has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 13°CRain 6%
Spring in Athens has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 24°CRain 2%
Summer in Athens has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 7%
Autumn in Athens has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Athens?
Athens has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in July, the driest month, to 14% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Athens windiest?
Winds in Athens are highest in August, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Athens year round?
The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.