Climate Greece
View the 14 day weather forecast for Greece
Click on a region of Greece to view the climate:
- South Greece (Crete)
- Southeast Greece (Rhodes)
- Northeast Greece (Lesbos)
- Central Greece (Athens)
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Climate South Greece (Crete) by month
South Greece has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for South Greece is 20° degrees and there is about 149 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 268 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 5.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 26 |
| Days with rain | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| Dry days | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Weather data from: Crete
Climate Southeast Greece (Rhodes) by month
Southeast Greece has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Southeast Greece is 21° degrees and there is about 579 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 253 days a year with an average humidity of 66% and an UV-index of 5.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 148 | 75 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 57 | 81 | 103 |
| Days with rain | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Dry days | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Weather data from: Rhodes
Climate Northeast Greece (Lesbos) by month
Northeast Greece has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Northeast Greece is 20° degrees and there is about 395 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 242 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 5.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 94 | 55 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 51 |
| Days with rain | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Days with snow | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Weather data from: Lesbos
Climate Central Greece (Athens) by month
Central Greece has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Central Greece is 21° degrees and there is about 297 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 243 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 5.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 25 | 44 |
| Days with rain | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with snow | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Weather data from: Athens
