Athens Weather in March
Athens in March
The short of it: Athens in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 54 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
March in Athens brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 8°, with about 54 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-March, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Athens runs about middling and about as wet in March. Výronas, 3 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Athens, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VýronasAttica | 3 km SE | 16° | 8° | 56 mm |
| TávrosAttica | 4 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 52 mm |
| ZográfosAttica | 4 km ESE | 16° | 8° | 56 mm |
| DhafníAttica | 4 km S | 16° | 9° | 53 mm |
| AigáleoAttica | 4 km W | 17° | 9° | 52 mm |
| KaisarianíAttica | 4 km SE | 16° | 8° | 56 mm |
| GalátsiAttica | 4 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 56 mm |
| Néa SmýrniAttica | 4 km SSW | 16° | 9° | 53 mm |