Annual mean 19°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind S
Warmest
32.8 °C
Coldest
11.0 °C
Wettest
67%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
S
3.5 m/s average
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The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 19°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Athens has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 58% in July, the driest month, to 63% in December, the wettest. Winds in Athens are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Athens come in July, when the sky is typically 22% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 44%.
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
11°C
5°C
7°C
62%
36%
2.8 m/s
16
0
50
February
14°C
8°C
10°C
62%
44%
3.1 m/s
32
2
55
March
19°C
12°C
16°C
61%
38%
3.2 m/s
56
8
66
April
22°C
14°C
20°C
61%
39%
3.0 m/s
69
20
56
May
26°C
19°C
26°C
62%
38%
2.7 m/s
50
54
21
June
30°C
23°C
32°C
58%
30%
2.4 m/s
10
51
2
July
32°C
24°C
34°C
58%
22%
2.3 m/s
3
31
0
August
32°C
24°C
34°C
58%
23%
2.0 m/s
4
31
0
September
30°C
21°C
31°C
62%
26%
1.9 m/s
22
51
8
October
24°C
15°C
23°C
62%
27%
2.2 m/s
49
43
35
November
18°C
10°C
15°C
62%
34%
2.3 m/s
52
8
66
December
14°C
7°C
10°C
63%
38%
2.5 m/s
28
2
57
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 11°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°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 7°CRain 62%
Winter in Athens has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in springMarch to May
High 22°CLow 15°CRain 61%
Spring in Athens has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 61% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 24°CRain 58%
Summer in Athens has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Athens weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 15°CRain 62%
Autumn in Athens has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 62% 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 58% in July, the driest month, to 63% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Athens windiest?
Winds in Athens are highest in March, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Athens year round?
The average temperature in Athens over the whole year is 19°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.