Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 33% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: January.
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Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with November.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 8.9/10
Overnight stays are 41% of the busiest month.
Based on Attiki regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 67°F
- Sea temperature
- 69°F
- Crowds
- Moderate
About 6 rain days in a typical November, with about 10 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Price context. National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Attiki, including Athens, Acropolis and Cape Sounion. Conditions vary within the region.
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November at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 8.9/10
Overnight stays are 41% of the busiest month.
About 6 rain days in a typical November, with about 10 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the November guide- Afternoon high
- 67°F
- Night low
- 53°F
- Sea temperature
- 69°F
- Rain days
- 6
- Daylight
- 10h 10m
- Crowds
- Moderate
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| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | November | 8.9 | 9.2/10 Excellent | Moderate | Moderate | 67°F | 53°F | 69°F | 6 | 10h 10m |
| #2 | October | 8.7 | 10.0/10 Excellent | Moderate | Moderate | 76°F | 59°F | 74°F | 3 | 11h 17m |
| #3 | April | 8.6 | 10.0/10 Excellent | Busy | Moderate | 73°F | 51°F | 62°F | 4 | 13h 08m |
| #4 | May | 8.3 | 9.7/10 Excellent | Busy | Moderate | 82°F | 58°F | 66°F | 4 | 14h 11m |
| #5 | March | 8.3 | 8.7/10 Very good | Moderate | Moderate | 65°F | 47°F | 60°F | 5 | 11h 53m |
| #6 | December | 8.0 | 7.4/10 Very good | Moderate | Moderate | 59°F | 46°F | 65°F | 7 | 9h 34m |
| #7 | February | 8.0 | 7.3/10 Very good | Moderate | Moderate | 59°F | 44°F | 60°F | 7 | 10h 46m |
| #8 | January | 8.0 | 7.0/10 Very good | Low | Cheap | 56°F | 43°F | 61°F | 7 | 9h 49m |
| #9 | September | 7.3 | 8.4/10 Very good | Peak | Moderate | 88°F | 66°F | 78°F | 2 | 12h 29m |
| #10 | June | 6.7 | 7.5/10 Very good | Peak | Moderate | 91°F | 67°F | 73°F | 3 | 14h 46m |
| #11 | August | 6.1 | 6.6/10 Good | Peak | Cheap | 95°F | 72°F | 79°F | 1 | 13h 40m |
| #12 | July | 5.9 | 6.2/10 Good | Peak | Moderate | 97°F | 72°F | 78°F | 0 | 14h 33m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · November
November
- High
- 67°F
- Low
- 53°F
- Rain
- 6 days
- Crowds
- Moderate
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Attiki regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 3.0 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: September to June. No month has a poor weather score.
Peak-season months: June to September. Low-season months: January.
The two busiest months account for 26% of annual overnight stays.
Nonstop flights from the US (2024): all year, from Newark, New York JFK, Atlanta, Chicago and Boston and 1 more US airports.
Events that move crowds and prices Orthodox Easter, 25 April – 3 May 2027: Greeks travel home and to the islands; ferries and hotels book up. Official site.
Figures cover the whole Attiki region, suburbs included. On the 2024 EU comparison, Greece's restaurants and hotels are below EU average.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
October, outside the busy season.
Very good or better September to June. April and October share the highest displayed weather score (10.0/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: October.
Lower prices
December to February.
These are three lower-price months on Greece's historical 2024–2025 national hotel index. It cannot identify this region's cheapest bookable rooms.
School holidays
Summer break meets peak season.
If your dates follow US school breaks: summer (June–August) falls in peak season here. Spring break spans moderate season in March and busy season in April.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in Greece live where schools are out on a typical day June to August. Greece's school calendar for September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and official calendars.)
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Visitor levels change through the season.
December falls in moderate season; January falls in low season; February falls in moderate season.
56–59°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter start, a busier finish.
March falls in moderate season; April and May fall in busy season.
65–82°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
Peak season throughout.
91–97°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in peak season; October and November fall in moderate season.
67–88°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Athens & Attica.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 1. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | EL30 · Attiki |
| Region type | City (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 100%, coastal 100%, mountain 32%; median ground height 155 m; set by editorial override) |
| Population used | 3.8 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Athens Elliniko from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 2°F (1.1°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Urban, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 52% |
| Accommodation mix | 90% hotels, 0% camping |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 86 |
| Daylight latitude | 37.84° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.