Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Athens, Attica, Greece weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Athens, Attica, Greece, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 43°C on 2017-06-30; its coldest fell to -2°C on 1983-02-20.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
20°C2021-01-09
2°C2002-01-05
15°C2021-01-11
-2°C2004-01-24
February
21°C2024-02-06
1°C2004-02-13
14°C2010-02-20
-2°C1983-02-20
March
26°C2001-03-25
2°C1987-03-05
14°C2001-03-27
-1°C1987-03-05
April
29°C2018-04-25
9°C1997-04-08
17°C2018-04-30
3°C1988-04-17
May
35°C2020-05-15
13°C2026-05-03
22°C2022-05-28
7°C1987-05-01
June
43°C2017-06-30
19°C1990-06-01
27°C2007-06-27
12°C1990-06-02
July
42°C2023-07-23
22°C1984-07-29
29°C2007-07-25
17°C1987-07-10
August
42°C2021-08-05
24°C1983-08-16
29°C2021-08-03
17°C1984-08-23
September
39°C2015-09-06
19°C1986-09-21
26°C2007-09-01
14°C1997-09-27
October
35°C1991-10-02
10°C1987-10-30
24°C1991-10-02
8°C1987-10-31
November
29°C1992-11-01
7°C1995-11-22
18°C2016-11-08
3°C1989-11-30
December
21°C2010-12-01
3°C2001-12-18
17°C2010-12-02
1°C2001-12-20

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
21°C2024-02-06
1°C2004-02-13
17°C2010-12-02
-2°C1983-02-20
Spring (Mar–May)
35°C2020-05-15
2°C1987-03-05
22°C2022-05-28
-1°C1987-03-05
Summer (Jun–Aug)
43°C2017-06-30
19°C1990-06-01
29°C2021-08-03
12°C1990-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
39°C2015-09-06
7°C1995-11-22
26°C2007-09-01
3°C1989-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Athens has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 43°C 2017-06-30
Lowest 1°C 2004-02-13

Low

Highest 29°C 2021-08-03
Lowest -2°C 1983-02-20

Feels-like

Highest 54°C 2023-07-22
Lowest -9°C 1987-03-04

Humidity

Highest 19.3 g/m³ 2020-09-18
Lowest 3.4 g/m³ 1983-02-20

Wind

Highest 78 km/h 2004-01-22
Lowest 4 km/h 1995-11-26

Precip

Wettest 151 mm 2020-03-26
Driest 64-day dry spell 1985-07-08

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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