Annual mean 15°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
29.3 °C
Coldest
5.5 °C
Wettest
52%
Windiest
3.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.7 m/s average
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The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Athens has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 40% in September, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest. Winds in Athens are highest in March, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Athens come in October, when the sky is typically 38% covered; January 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
6°C
1°C
3°C
44%
51%
2.1 m/s
7
0
26
February
11°C
4°C
8°C
49%
50%
2.2 m/s
17
0
48
March
15°C
6°C
11°C
43%
43%
2.3 m/s
34
1
66
April
19°C
10°C
17°C
43%
41%
2.2 m/s
58
12
65
May
23°C
16°C
23°C
43%
45%
1.7 m/s
66
39
42
June
27°C
19°C
29°C
42%
40%
1.5 m/s
39
61
12
July
29°C
21°C
32°C
42%
39%
1.3 m/s
12
57
2
August
28°C
20°C
31°C
42%
41%
1.2 m/s
20
62
4
September
26°C
17°C
27°C
40%
39%
1.2 m/s
44
58
20
October
21°C
11°C
20°C
41%
38%
1.3 m/s
66
23
60
November
14°C
5°C
11°C
42%
39%
1.6 m/s
33
3
65
December
9°C
3°C
6°C
46%
50%
1.8 m/s
12
0
44
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 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around September. 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 9°CLow 3°CRain 46%
Winter in Athens has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 11°CRain 43%
Spring in Athens has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 42%
Summer in Athens has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 41%
Autumn in Athens has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 41% 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 40% in September, the driest month, to 49% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Athens windiest?
Winds in Athens are highest in March, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 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 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.