July and August share the highest mean daily maximum in Athens, at 34.3°C. When does Athens get very hot? In those two months, with the second ten days of July holding the largest number of heat episodes. During a heat alert the Culture Ministry has closed the Acropolis from 12:00 to 17:00, so the first … Read more
July highs in downtown Athens run 13.2 degrees above April highs, and sunset on 15 July comes 47 minutes after sunset on 15 April. The Athens in April May vs summer choice comes down to numbers like these. A scorecard below splits eight measures 4 to 3 with one tie, from heat and daylight to … Read more
Visiting Athens in September October gives you a swim in the first month and wet streets in the second. The sun sets at 19:53 on 1 September and at 17:26 on 31 October, and downtown rain grows from 25.8 millimetres in September to 38.6 in October. Clocks go back one hour on the last Sunday … Read more
Shoulder season Athens is milder than July. March days run more than 17 degrees cooler than July on average. September brings 12.3 millimetres of rain, and the sea off the city reaches 25.0°C. Leisure visitors from abroad split an 11-day stay in Greece with just three days in the capital. To pick the island for … Read more
A rainy day in Athens is the perfect excuse for its world-class museums, cosy cafés, indoor markets and cooking classes, the spectacular SNFCC, shopping and more. Beat the queues and the weather with skip-the-line museum tickets and indoor tours from My Greece Tours. Rain need not spoil a visit in the Athens travel guide. The … Read more