What is the Climate, Average Temperature/ Weather in Greece?

The climate in Greece can be classified in three main types. An alpine mediterranean climate is found in the high mountains in the north of the country. Heavy snowfalls occur in bitter winters and summers are cool with regular thunderstorms. A continental, temperate mediterranean climate effects much of mainland Greece with greater daily and annual extremes of temperature than on the islands. Winters are cold with abundant frost and heavy snowfall especially on the high ground in the west. Summers are very hot with occasional thunderstorms. Finally a dry meditteranean climate effects the Islands and low lying coastal areas of the mainland. This is typifed by dry, hot summers with abundant sunshine with warm nights and cool winters with lengthy spells of rainfall. The average annual Greece temperature has a range of 14 to 30 degrees celcius with record temperatures of -28 to +47.8 degrees.

Whether you wish to travel to Athens, Greece (Latitude & Longitude: see map search field. Altitude: 28 m or 92 ft) on holiday, business or vacation, are interested in buying property there or are looking to migrate the following Greece climate, temperature and weather information should prove helpful:

  • The average temperature in Greece is 18.3 °C (65 °F).
  • The average temperature range is 18.5 °C.
  • The highest monthly average high temperature is 33 °C (91 °F) in July & August.
  • The lowest monthly average low temperature is 6 °C (43 °F) in January.
  • Greece's climate receives an average of 402 mm (15.8 in) of rainfall per year, or 34 mm (1.3 in) per month.
  • On average there are 103 days per year with more than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of rainfall (precipitation) or 9 days with a quantity of rain, sleet, snow etc. per month.
  • The driest weather is in July when an average of 6 mm (0.2 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurrs across 2 days.
  • The wettest weather is in December when an average of 71 mm (2.8 in) of rainfall (precipitation) occurrs across 15 days.
  • The average annual relative humidity is 62.6% and average monthly relative humidity ranges from 47% in July & August to 75% in December.
  • Average sunlight hours in Greece range between 3.8 hours per day in December and 11.9 hours per day in July.
  • There are an average of 2756 hours of sunlight per year with an average of 7.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Greece Climate Graph (metric)

Greece Climate


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Greece Weather Averages

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Greece (°C) Average Maximum Temperature in Greece (°C) Greece Average Temperature (°C) Average Sea Temp (°C) Average Precipitation/ Rainfall (mm) Wet Days (>0.1 mm) Average Sunlight Hours/ Day Relative Humidity (%) Average Wind Speed in Greece (Beaufort) Average Number of Days with Frost  
Weather in Greece in January 6 13 9.5 15 62 16 3.9 74 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in January
Weather in Greece in February 7 14 10.5 14 37 11 5.2 70 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in February
Weather in Greece in March 8 16 12 14 37 11 5.8 67.0 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in March
Weather in Greece in April 11 20 16 15 23 9 7.6 63 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in April
Weather in Greece in May 16 25 21 18 23 8 8.9 59 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in May
Weather in Greece in June 20 30 25 22 14 4 10.7 53 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in June
Weather in Greece in July 23 33 28 24 6 2 11.9 47 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in July
Weather in Greece in August 23 33 28 25 7 3 11.5 47 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in August
Weather in Greece in September 19 29 24 23 15 4 9.4 56 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in September
Weather in Greece in October 15 24 20 21 51 8 6.7 67 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in October
Weather in Greece in November 12 19 16 19 56 12 4.8 73 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in November
Weather in Greece in December 8 15 11.5 16 71 15 3.8 75 1 - Average Temperature in Greece in December

Greece Climate Chart (imperial)

Greece Temperature Chart

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Greece Temperatures in Farenheit

  Average Minimum Temperatures in Greece (°F) Average Maximum Temperature in Greece (°F) Average Temperature (°F) Average Sea Temp (°F) Average Precipitation/ Rainfall (in) Wet Days (>0.004 in) Average Sunlight Hours/ Day Relative Humidity (%) Average Wind Speed (Beaufort) Average Number of Days with Frost  
Temperatures in Greece in January 43 55 49 59 2.4 16 3.9 74 1 - Climate in Greece in January
Temperatures in Greece in February 45 57 51 57 1.5 11 5.2 70 1 - Climate in Greece in February
Temperatures in Greece in March 46 61 54 57 1.5 11 5.8 67 1 - Climate in Greece in March
Temperatures in Greece in April 52 68 60 59 0.9 9 7.6 63 1 - Climate in Greece in April
Temperatures in Greece in May 61 77 69 64 0.9 8 8.9 59 1 - Climate in Greece in May
Temperatures in Greece in June 68 86 77 72 0.6 4 10.7 53 1 - Climate in Greece in June
Temperatures in Greece in July 73 91 82 75 0.2 2 11.9 47 1 - Climate in Greece in July
Temperatures in Greece in August 73 91 82 77 0.3 3 11.5 47 1 - Climate in Greece in August
Temperatures in Greece in September 66 84 75 73 0.6 4 9.4 56 1 - Climate in Greece in September
Temperatures in Greece in October 59 75 67 70 2.0 8 6.7 67 1 - Climate in Greece in October
Temperatures in Greece in November 54 66 60 66 2.2 12 4.8 73 1 - Climate in Greece in November
Temperatures in Greece in December 46 59 53 61 2.8 15 3.8 75 1 - Climate in Greece in December

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