Athens (Greece) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

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

Athens (Greece) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Athens
July · 28.29 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Athens
January · 9.02 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Athens
July · 0.23 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Athens
July · 13.07 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 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 4.27 °C (December); the largest is 10.28 °C (August).

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 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). 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 3 months and London (Great Britain) in 8; 1 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 12 months and London (Great Britain) in 0; 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: London (Great Britain) minus Athens (Greece)

Temperature °C

Month Athens London +/-
Jan 9.02 4.73 −4.29
Feb 10.25 5.44 −4.81
Mar 11.92 6.84 −5.08
Apr 15.82 9.18 −6.63
May 20.71 12.67 −8.04
Jun 25.01 16.27 −8.74
Jul 28.29 18.57 −9.72
Aug 28.02 17.74 −10.28
Sep 24.08 15.48 −8.60
Oct 19.04 12.31 −6.73
Nov 14.99 8.09 −6.90
Dec 10.79 6.52 −4.27
Annual mean 18.16 11.15 −7.01

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Athens London +/-
Jan 7.17 3.74 −3.43
Feb 7.97 5.11 −2.85
Mar 9.43 6.38 −3.05
Apr 10.99 9.22 −1.77
May 12.10 10.11 −1.99
Jun 12.86 10.51 −2.35
Jul 13.07 10.94 −2.13
Aug 12.58 9.68 −2.90
Sep 10.88 8.02 −2.86
Oct 9.23 5.86 −3.37
Nov 7.64 4.12 −3.52
Dec 6.81 3.14 −3.67
Annual mean 10.06 7.24 −2.82

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Athens London +/-
Jan 2.17 1.92 −0.25
Feb 1.71 1.71 0.00
Mar 1.63 1.61 −0.02
Apr 0.93 1.33 +0.40
May 0.91 1.85 +0.94
Jun 1.07 1.93 +0.86
Jul 0.23 1.79 +1.57
Aug 0.26 2.02 +1.76
Sep 0.88 1.61 +0.74
Oct 0.91 2.51 +1.60
Nov 2.09 2.27 +0.18
Dec 2.55 2.10 −0.44
Annual mean 1.28 1.89 +0.61

Snow (mm)

Month Athens London +/-
Jan 0.38 0.94 +0.56
Feb 0.74 0.76 +0.01
Mar 0.03 0.77 +0.74
Apr 0.00 0.05 +0.05
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 0.04 +0.04
Dec 0.39 0.40 +0.01
Annual mean 0.13 0.25 +0.12