Best time to visit Greece

Greece is represented here by Athens (38.0°, 23.7°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters, 500 mm of rain a year, and a 18.2°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Greece falls in a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

Climate in Athens

Athens is hottest in August (average 27.7°C) and coolest in January (9.5°C). The wet season runs November–February.

Open the Athens page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Athens: typical hottest-month average 27.7°C and about 500 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Athens (May, June, and August).

Athens in Greece

Athens sits at 37.98°, 23.73°. It is a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month at 27.7°C (high 32.3°C); January is the coolest at 9.5°C (low 6.7°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 18.2°C.

The wet season runs from November to February. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are May, June, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 664,046. The wettest month is December (86 mm, 10 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is August (8 mm).