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Athens Weather in August

In August, Athens averages a high of 33°C (91°F) and a low of 23°C (74°F), from 49 years of daily records (1971–2025).

33°C
Average high
91°F
23°C
Average low
74°F
43°C
Record high
109°F · August 3, 2021
16°C
Record low
61°F · August 25, 1972

What August Is Like in Athens

  • August 2024 was the warmest August in 49 years of records, 3.5°C (6.2°F) above the long-run average.
  • August in Athens has become 2.8°C (5.1°F) warmer on average: the 2010–2024 average against 1970–1989.
  • 7 of the 10 warmest Augusts on record in Athens have come since 2010.
  • The coldest August reading, 16°C (61°F) on August 25, 1972, has not been matched in 53 years.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 2% of August days, and the month averages 7 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Athens, every August since 1971
28°C33°C38°C19801990200020102020August 1971: 32.2°CAugust 1972: 31.2°CAugust 1973: 30.7°CAugust 1974: 31.9°CAugust 1975: 30.2°CAugust 1976: 28.7°CAugust 1977: 32.1°CAugust 1978: 30.4°CAugust 1979: 30.6°CAugust 1980: 31.3°CAugust 1981: 30.7°CAugust 1982: 31.2°CAugust 1983: 30.1°CAugust 1984: 29.7°CAugust 1985: 31.8°CAugust 1986: 32.4°CAugust 1987: 31.0°CAugust 1988: 32.6°CAugust 1989: 31.7°CAugust 1990: 31.7°CAugust 1991: 30.9°CAugust 1992: 33.3°CAugust 1993: 33.0°CAugust 1994: 34.2°CAugust 1995: 31.9°CAugust 1996: 32.8°CAugust 1997: 30.8°CAugust 1998: 34.2°CAugust 1999: 33.7°CAugust 2000: 33.7°CAugust 2001: 34.8°CAugust 2002: 32.6°CAugust 2003: 34.1°CAugust 2004: 31.8°CAugust 2005: 32.7°CAugust 2006: 33.6°CAugust 2007: 33.7°CAugust 2008: 34.5°CAugust 2009: 32.8°CAugust 2010: 35.1°CAugust 2011: 34.0°CAugust 2015: 33.5°CAugust 2018: 33.2°CAugust 2019: 34.0°CAugust 2020: 34.2°CAugust 2021: 35.2°CAugust 2022: 33.3°CAugust 2023: 35.4°CAugust 2024: 36.6°C
Warmest: 2024 (36.6°C)Latest: 2024 (36.6°C)10-year averageLong-run average (32.6°C)

Look Up a Day in August

See the weather in Athens on any August date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Hellinikon (1971–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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