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Ancient Acropolis and birthplace of democracy
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Daylight, UV and air quality in Athens
Live conditions, updated continuously — sun times calculated for this exact location.
Daylight
10h 30m
Day length
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Golden hour
- 16:47
- Blue hour
- 17:52
2 min less daylight than yesterday
UV indexLive
Air qualityLive
Sources: Open-Meteo and our own solar calculations
Climate in Athens month by month
Long-term averages 1991–2020 — what the weather is normally like, not a forecast.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 12° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 33° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 13° |
| Night | 5° | 6° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 48 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 64 |
| Rain days (days) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Sunshine (h/day) | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Colour shows how well the month suits a trip |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
Chance of rain in Athens month by month
How often it normally rains — share of days with at least 1 mm, averaged over 1991–2020.
Driest period
June – September
Driest month
August · 4%
Wettest month
December · 26%
Chance of rain
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain probability | 24% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 22% | 26% |
Rain days per month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain days (days) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 1991–2020
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