Athens - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?

Amazing! Yes, it can get hot, but too bad. Nice breezes, lots of swimming. We even got a bit of snow each winter! - Oct 2023


Mid Nov-Feb- seasonally cold…March-April- pleasant- warming..May- mid-Nov- Hot…July-August- the burning inferno………October is supposed to be rainy season though we rarely experienced that during our time. We had two of the largest snows ever during our time but that is not usual. - Jan 2023


Hot with a surprisingly cold winter. - Mar 2022


All four seasons. Not often, but it does snow in Athens. Summers can be hot. Winter tended to be rainy. - Jan 2020


Hot and dry in summer, cool/cold in winter. It rarely snows and the snow doesn't stick. It rains in winter season. - Mar 2018


Greece has typically Mediterranean climate (not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter). - Feb 2018


It's typically a four-season country. - Oct 2017


It is hot and dry in the summer. Winters are not extreme. It rains some during the fall and winter, but not excessively. - Jan 2017


In the winter and spring it rains a bit, dry and hot in summer and fall. Beautiful blue skies most of the year. - Dec 2016


Beautiful in fall and spring, mid 70's F. Winter is fairly mild, and we lived in the northern suburb where it snowed every February. Summers are very hot, 90's F. The Embassy has a swimming pool, for a fee, and there are many beaches to cool off at. The best time of year is August when all the Greeks travel so driving through Athens is finally decent. - Sep 2013


Mediterranean. Hot summers with low humidity, even though it has climbed in recent years. Wonderful during spring and fall, when it rains the most. It can be chilly during winter. In the interior of the country and the north, it can get quite cold during the winter. - Jul 2012


Mild winter, hot summer. Always sunny. - Jun 2010


It rains a lot in the winter, but the weather here is mostly beautiful. Sunny and warm. - Jan 2009


Hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. - Dec 2008


We had 10 inches of snow in January, but I'm told that only happens once every 10 years. Very hot and dry in June, July, August. - Jun 2008


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