Athens (Greece) vs Beijing (China): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Athens 2013–2023 · Beijing 2013–2023

Across the 12 monthly averages, Athens (Greece) is warmer in 10 months and Beijing (China) in 2; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Athens
July · 28.29 °C
Beijing
July · 26.99 °C

Coolest month

Athens
January · 9.02 °C
Beijing
January · -3.15 °C

Driest month

Athens
July · 0.23 mm/day
Beijing
January · 0.01 mm/day

Sunniest month

Athens
July · 13.07 hours/day
Beijing
May · 10.09 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.63 °C (May); the largest is 13.05 °C (December).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 19.27 °C in Athens (Greece) and 30.14 °C in Beijing (China). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Athens (Greece) has a higher daily rainfall average in 7 months and Beijing (China) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Athens (Greece) has more average sunshine hours per day in 8 months and Beijing (China) in 4; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Beijing (China) minus Athens (Greece)

Temperature °C

Month Athens Beijing +/-
Jan 9.02 −3.15 −12.17
Feb 10.25 −0.30 −10.55
Mar 11.92 7.48 −4.44
Apr 15.82 14.83 −0.99
May 20.71 21.34 +0.63
Jun 25.01 25.93 +0.92
Jul 28.29 26.99 −1.30
Aug 28.02 25.56 −2.46
Sep 24.08 20.97 −3.12
Oct 19.04 12.95 −6.09
Nov 14.99 4.20 −10.79
Dec 10.79 −2.26 −13.05
Annual mean 18.16 12.88 −5.28

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Athens Beijing +/-
Jan 7.17 7.97 +0.80
Feb 7.97 8.29 +0.33
Mar 9.43 9.69 +0.26
Apr 10.99 9.86 −1.14
May 12.10 10.09 −2.01
Jun 12.86 10.05 −2.81
Jul 13.07 8.85 −4.22
Aug 12.58 9.28 −3.31
Sep 10.88 8.89 −1.99
Oct 9.23 7.98 −1.25
Nov 7.64 7.00 −0.63
Dec 6.81 7.57 +0.76
Annual mean 10.06 8.79 −1.27

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Athens Beijing +/-
Jan 2.17 0.01 −2.16
Feb 1.71 0.11 −1.60
Mar 1.63 0.22 −1.41
Apr 0.93 0.52 −0.40
May 0.91 0.82 −0.10
Jun 1.07 2.06 +0.99
Jul 0.23 6.89 +6.66
Aug 0.26 4.40 +4.14
Sep 0.88 2.11 +1.24
Oct 0.91 0.98 +0.07
Nov 2.09 0.35 −1.74
Dec 2.55 0.02 −2.53
Annual mean 1.28 1.54 +0.26

Snow (mm)

Month Athens Beijing +/-
Jan 0.38 0.40 +0.02
Feb 0.74 1.08 +0.34
Mar 0.03 0.32 +0.29
Apr 0.00 0.16 +0.16
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 1.47 +1.47
Dec 0.39 0.50 +0.11
Annual mean 0.13 0.33 +0.20