Europe · City travel

Best time to visit Athens

Early May–Early Jun, Early Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.5°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Athens
Photo: Andrew Parlette (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Athens season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 29.5)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 16.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 9.1)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 20.2)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 23.8)Late Feb: Fair (season score 40.8)Early Mar: Okay (season score 48.9)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 48.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 54.2)Early Apr: Good (season score 68.8)Mid Apr: Great (season score 79.7)Late Apr: Great (season score 84.4)Early May: Best (season score 90.9)Mid May: Best (season score 90.0)Late May: Best (season score 89.0)Early Jun: Best (season score 87.2)Mid Jun: Great (season score 73.6)Late Jun: Good (season score 65.3)Early Jul: Okay (season score 53.5)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 56.9)Late Jul: Okay (season score 45.2)Early Aug: Okay (season score 44.5)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 53.3)Late Aug: Okay (season score 56.2)Early Sep: Great (season score 81.1)Mid Sep: Great (season score 85.4)Late Sep: Great (season score 83.7)Early Oct: Best (season score 90.7)Mid Oct: Great (season score 82.7)Late Oct: Great (season score 78.1)Early Nov: Great (season score 74.2)Mid Nov: Good (season score 64.8)Late Nov: Okay (season score 53.0)Early Dec: Okay (season score 43.9)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 23.9)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 17.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season13.9°C1.956.5%
FebruaryOff-season14.8°C1.754.8%
MarchOkay17.0°C1.352.1%
AprilGreat20.8°C1.047.2%
MayBest25.8°C0.539.9%
JuneGreat30.9°C0.423.2%
JulyOkay33.8°C0.214.3%
AugustOkay33.8°C0.214.4%
SeptemberGreat29.3°C0.827.3%
OctoberGreat24.1°C1.039.4%
NovemberGood19.5°C1.751.3%
DecemberOff-season15.2°C2.058.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: HELLINIKON(10 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.