16-day forecast — Athen Updated every hour
Mon · Today
Showers
+18°
+15°
30.6 mm
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Wind 12 km/h NE
Gusts 22 km/h
UV index 1 – Low
Chance of rain 89%
Sunrise 06:44
Sunset 17:33
Tue · Tomorrow
Showers
+17°
+13°
6.8 mm
⌄
Wind 21 km/h N
Gusts 44 km/h
UV index 2 – Low
Chance of rain 80%
Sunrise 06:45
Sunset 17:32
Wednesday 28/10
Showers
+14°
+11°
3.2 mm
⌄
Wind 23 km/h N
Gusts 43 km/h
UV index 2 – Low
Chance of rain 74%
Sunrise 06:46
Sunset 17:30
Thursday 29/10
Partly cloudy
+17°
+11°
0.1 mm
⌄
Wind 22 km/h N
Gusts 46 km/h
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 20%
Sunrise 06:47
Sunset 17:29
Friday 30/10
Showers
+18°
+13°
1.3 mm
⌄
Wind 12 km/h N
Gusts 24 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 68%
Sunrise 06:48
Sunset 17:28
Saturday 31/10
Partly cloudy
+18°
+11°
2.8 mm
⌄
Wind 13 km/h N
Gusts 45 km/h
UV index 5 – Moderate
Chance of rain 67%
Sunrise 06:49
Sunset 17:27
Sunday 1/11
Showers
+15°
+12°
6.0 mm
⌄
Wind 10 km/h NE
Gusts 29 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 80%
Sunrise 06:50
Sunset 17:26
Monday 2/11
Partly cloudy
+16°
+11°
1.0 mm
⌄
Wind 12 km/h N
Gusts 28 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 53%
Sunrise 06:51
Sunset 17:25
Tuesday 3/11
Partly cloudy
+17°
+11°
12%
⌄
Wind 7 km/h N
Gusts 21 km/h
UV index 5 – Moderate
Chance of rain 12%
Sunrise 06:52
Sunset 17:24
Wednesday 4/11
Light drizzle
+14°
+10°
3.4 mm
⌄
Wind 17 km/h N
Gusts 33 km/h
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 67%
Sunrise 06:54
Sunset 17:23
Thursday 5/11
Partly cloudy
+14°
+9°
7%
⌄
Wind 16 km/h N
Gusts 31 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 7%
Sunrise 06:55
Sunset 17:22
Friday 6/11
Showers
+14°
+8°
0.9 mm
⌄
Wind 7 km/h S
Gusts 25 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 43%
Sunrise 06:56
Sunset 17:21
Saturday 7/11
Partly cloudy
+16°
+12°
0.2 mm
⌄
Wind 11 km/h N
Gusts 30 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 28%
Sunrise 06:57
Sunset 17:20
Sunday 8/11
Clear
+13°
+7°
4%
⌄
Wind 17 km/h N
Gusts 37 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 4%
Sunrise 06:58
Sunset 17:19
Monday 9/11
Rain
+21°
+14°
0.7 mm
⌄
Wind 17 km/h SE
Gusts 27 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain —
Sunrise 06:59
Sunset 17:18
Tuesday 10/11
Showers
+20°
+13°
2.0 mm
⌄
Wind 19 km/h E
Gusts 31 km/h
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain —
Sunrise 07:00
Sunset 17:17
About Athen
Wiege Europas mit Akropolis, heiße trockene Sommer.
Country Greece
Region Attika
Continent Europe
Time zone Europe/Athens (+02:00)
Latitude 37.9838°
Longitude 23.7275°
Air quality Fair (EAQI 23)
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Forecast for Athen and the surrounding towns, from the same weather models as the city pages. Radar: RainViewer, images from the last two hours.
Climate in Athen in May
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-Meteo
Best time to visit Athen : March–October . With perfect weather, May is a recommended month to visit.
Photo: Wikimedia
April
May
June
Average temperature
▲ 15°C
20°C
▲ 26°C
Highest temperature
▲ 20°C
25°C
▲ 30°C
Lowest temperature
▲ 11°C
16°C
▲ 21°C
Sea temperature
▲ 17,5°C
19,5°C
▲ 24,2°C
Precipitation
▼ 41 mm
33 mm
▼ 30 mm
Days with precipitation
▼ 6 d
5 d
→ 5 d
Humidity
▼ 58%
53%
▼ 37%
Sunshine hours per day
▲ 11,0 h
12,1 h
▲ 13,6 h
Cloud cover
▼ 16%
15%
▼ 8%
UV index (midday)
▲ 9
11
→ 11
Day length
13:12
14:14
14:45
Our rating
Good
Perfect
Perfect
Temperature day by day in May mean + moving average
17° 19° 21° 23° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Precipitation day by day in May mm
0 1.4 2.8 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in May midday value, clear-sky
0 5.5 11 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.
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Weather in Athen (Greece): current conditions plus a 24-hour and 16-day forecast for planning your trip. Right now on the ground: +18°, showers, wind 10 km/h. Over the next 7 days temperatures range between 11 and 18 °C, with 2 fine days and 51 mm of rain. Climatologically, highs in October are around 23 °C, with a sea temperature of about 24 °C. Best time to visit: usually March–October. Local time (time zone Europe/Athens). Data from Open-Meteo and WeatherAPI.