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Athens in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Athens is warm: highs near 78°F, lows near 60°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 50 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Athens is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 16°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 50 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
78°F26°Caverage
Low
60°F16°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 13% of days
Daylight
11h 06mon average

Is October a good time to visit Athens?

Yes. October is one of Athens's best months (April to May, or October).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 78°F in October, against 57°F to 94°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in October, against 14°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

13% of days in October, against 4% to 29% through the year.

Cloud cover

34% cover in October, against 5% to 50% through the year.

Daylight

11h 06m in October, against 9h 34m to 14h 45m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September87°31°low 67°low 19°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. October78°26°low 60°low 16°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. November68°20°low 52°low 11°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Athens sits, in October

Europe/Athens
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
7:32 AMsets 6:49 PM
Above the sea
100 mlow-lying
Latitude
38.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Ioulis65 km south-east

The land around Athens, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Greece in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Athens

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Athens. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.