Annual mean 17°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
31.0 °C
Coldest
9.8 °C
Wettest
66%
Windiest
3.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. Athens has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 41% in October, the driest month, to 59% in January, the wettest. Winds in Athens are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Athens come in October, when the sky is typically 24% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 34%.
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
10°C
3°C
6°C
59%
30%
2.3 m/s
13
0
42
February
14°C
7°C
11°C
54%
34%
2.2 m/s
33
2
62
March
17°C
8°C
14°C
56%
28%
2.3 m/s
49
4
70
April
21°C
12°C
19°C
57%
24%
2.0 m/s
66
22
60
May
25°C
17°C
25°C
57%
30%
1.8 m/s
57
50
31
June
29°C
21°C
31°C
51%
28%
1.6 m/s
23
62
5
July
31°C
23°C
34°C
55%
26%
1.4 m/s
5
43
0
August
30°C
22°C
32°C
56%
31%
1.3 m/s
11
50
1
September
28°C
19°C
29°C
44%
27%
1.4 m/s
35
55
15
October
23°C
13°C
22°C
41%
24%
1.6 m/s
68
32
50
November
17°C
8°C
14°C
49%
26%
1.8 m/s
45
6
69
December
12°C
5°C
9°C
59%
33%
2.1 m/s
18
0
55
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 10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around October. 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 12°CLow 5°CRain 57%
Winter in Athens has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 57%
Spring in Athens has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 54%
Summer in Athens has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 45%
Autumn in Athens has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 45% 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 41% in October, the driest month, to 59% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Athens windiest?
Winds in Athens are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Athens year round?
The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 17°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.