Athens Climate & Temperature ⛅

⛺ Athens has a hot mediterranean/ dry-summer subtropical climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Csa) that is mild with moderate seasonality. Summers are dry and hot due to the domination of subtropical high pressure systems while winters experience moderate temperatures and changeable, rainy weather due to the polar front. These climates usually occur on the western sides of continents between the latitudes of 30° and 45°. Vegetation is adapted to the dry summers and is fragrant and oily making it susceptible to fire. The typical Mediterranean climate average monthly temperatures in excess of 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in its warmest month and an average in the coldest month between 18 to −3 °C (64 to 27 °F) with at least four months above 10 °C (50 °F). Seasonality is moderate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Csa).

⛳ Athens is situated in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.

🌡️ The average temperature is 17.6 degrees Celsius (63.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.

🐬 Average monthly temperatures vary by 17.7 °C (31.9°F). This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype truly oceanic.

☔ Total annual precipitation averages 376.2 mm (14.8 inches) which is equivalent to 376.2 Litres/m² (9.23 Gallons/ft²).

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In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 13.7°C (56.7°F) on average falling to 7.2°C (45°F) overnight.

In spring time temperatures climb reaching 20.5°C (69°F) generally in the afternoon with overnight lows of 11.8°C (53.2°F).

During summer average high temperatures are 31.6°C (88.8°F) and average low temperatures are 21.6°C (70.9°F).

Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 23.5°C (74.4°F) during the day and lows of 15.2°C (59.3°F) generally shortly after sunrise.

✨ The longest day of the year is 14:38 long on the 22 of June and the shortest day is 9:21 long on the 21 of December.

🌞 On average there are 2756 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.

🐇Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Athens you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Tubuai, French Polynesia where you would find a Tropical wet climate.

🌍Athens, Greece is at 38°0'N, 23°42'E, 28 m (92 ft). Check the location on the map.

Athens Climate Table