Decentralized Administration of Attica · Greece
Athens in December
In December, Athens averages a daytime high of 15 °C and a night-time low of 8 °C, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Athens's most comfortable months, April, May and September to November.
- Average high
- 15 °C
- Average low
- 8 °C
- Rain in the month
- 73 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 9 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 173
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Athens
December is the 10th warmest month in Athens by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 13 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 6 °C to 23 °C. By day, December is 4 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 73 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 36 mm (434 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 9 h 30 min, against 9 h 30 min at the shortest and 14 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 °C | 6 °C | 63 mm | |
| February | 14 °C | 7 °C | 47 mm | |
| March | 16 °C | 8 °C | 46 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 11 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| May | 25 °C | 15 °C | 23 mm | Yes |
| June | 30 °C | 20 °C | 13 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 23 °C | 6 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 23 °C | 4 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 19 °C | 19 mm | Yes |
| October | 23 °C | 15 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| November | 19 °C | 11 °C | 67 mm | Yes |
| December | 15 °C | 8 °C | 73 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Athens?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 15 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Athens are April, May and September to November; the nearest are November, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Greece in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Athens
This guide lists 173 places to stay in Athens: 8 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 165 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 101; 1–3 km, 72.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.