Decentralized Administration of Attica · Greece
Athens in June
In June, Athens averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 20 °C, with about 13 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Athens's most comfortable months, April, May and September to November.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 20 °C
- Rain in the month
- 13 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jun
- 14 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 173
When to go
How June compares with the rest of the year in Athens
June is the 3rd 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, June is 5 °C warmer than May, and July is 3 °C warmer than June.
June brings 13 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 36 mm (434 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 June the sun is up for about 14 h 50 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 June a good time to visit Athens?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Athens are April, May and September to November; the nearest are May, before, and September, 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 June
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Athens that are comfortable in June
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
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.