When to go · Athens
Athens in March
Good month. Mild; Mar 25 is a public holiday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 16° / 8°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Greece overall
- Prices
- Low
- Greece overall
Verdict
Mild; Mar 25 is a public holiday.
Weather in March
- AthensHighs around 16 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 8 days
- Athens and Attica, Greece · Athens, Piraeus, Cape Sounionfine
Dry and sunny; July–August often over 35 °C with heatwaves to 40+ °C. Winters mild with rainy spells.
Spring season
Wildflowers on the Acropolis slopes, mild days, Orthodox Easter crowds and closures some years.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Independence Day
25 March (public holiday) · Syntagma
Military parade past Parliament; street closures in the centre.
Orthodox Easter (Holy Week) check
Moves yearly; check this year's date · Citywide
Good Friday and Holy Saturday processions; many shops close, and the city empties towards the islands and villages for the following week.
National holidays
Mar 25 and Oct 28
Parades in the centre; some streets close and shops shut.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Greece overall
- Low
- Prices · Greece overall
- Low
Greece overall: Clean Monday kite-flying and Independence Day parades (25 March); sea too cold for most.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings