When to go · Athens

Athens in January

Mixed month. Cool and rainy; sites open with shorter hours.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C); average high / low
Rain days: 11
Crowds: Low; Greece overall
Prices: Low; Greece overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Athens

Cool and rainy; sites open with shorter hours.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

AthensHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 11 days
Athens and Attica, Greece · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounioncool
Dry and sunny; July–August often over 35 °C (95 °F) with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.Dry and sunny; July–August often over 95 °F (35 °C) with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.

Winter season

Cool and occasionally wet; short site hours, thinner crowds, Christmas lights at Syntagma.

Greece overall: Athens mild and quiet; most island hotels closed and ferries reduced; mountain villages cold with snow.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Athens, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Cool and rainy; sites open with shorter hours.

April: Warm; Orthodox Easter closures some years.

Athens: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.