Athens in March

Mild; Mar 25 is a public holiday.

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

March is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; Orthodox Easter closures some years.
• MayGreatWarm and dry; good month.
• OctoberGreatWarm; Oct 28 holiday.

• AthensHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 8 days
• Athens and Attica, Greece · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounionfine

  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.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Independence Day

  25 March (public holiday) · Syntagma

  Military parade past Parliament; street closures in the centre.

• Orthodox Easter (Holy Week) check

  Moves yearly; check this year's date · Citywide

  Good Friday and Holy Saturday processions; many shops close, and the city empties towards the islands and villages for the following week.

• National holidays

  Mar 25 and Oct 28

  Parades in the centre; some streets close and shops shut.

Crowds · Greece overall

Low

Prices · Greece overall

Low

Greece overall: Clean Monday kite-flying and Independence Day parades (25 March); sea too cold for most.

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

• A warm layer for the evenings

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