Athens, Attica, Greece climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Athens, Attica, Greece, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 33°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 5°C.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Athens, Attica, Greece's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Notable weather in Athens
In July 2018, wind-driven wildfires swept through Attica near Athens during extreme heat, killing more than 100 people in Greece's deadliest fire disaster. Read more →
Athens average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Athens, Attica, Greece, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| March | 15°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| April | 20°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| October | 24°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| November | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| December | 14°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 44°C on 2007-06-26
- Coldest day on record: -9°C on 2004-01-24
Percentiles compare each day to Athens, Attica, Greece's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →