Athens Weather in December
Athens in December
The short of it: Athens in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 72 mm · daylight 9 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Athens brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 72 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 15°; nights run about 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 72 mm.
The sun is up for about 9 h 32 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Athens runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Výronas, 3 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Athens, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VýronasAttica | 3 km SE | 14° | 8° | 78 mm |
| TávrosAttica | 4 km WSW | 15° | 8° | 70 mm |
| ZográfosAttica | 4 km ESE | 14° | 8° | 78 mm |
| DhafníAttica | 4 km S | 15° | 9° | 70 mm |
| AigáleoAttica | 4 km W | 15° | 8° | 70 mm |
| KaisarianíAttica | 4 km SE | 14° | 8° | 78 mm |
| GalátsiAttica | 4 km NNE | 14° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Néa SmýrniAttica | 4 km SSW | 15° | 9° | 70 mm |