When to go · Athens
Athens in February
Mixed month. Cool; showers; Carnival events some years.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 14° / 7°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Greece overall
- Prices
- Low
- Greece overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Athens
Cool; showers; Carnival events some years.
Weather in February
- AthensHighs around 14 °C, lows around 7 °C, rain on about 9 days
- Athens and Attica, Greece · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounioncool
Dry and sunny; July–August often over 35 °C with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.
Winter season
Cool and occasionally wet; short site hours, thinner crowds, Christmas lights at Syntagma.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Greece overall
- Low
- Prices · Greece overall
- Low
Greece overall: Carnival season (Apokries) with the big parade in Patras; islands still closed.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket