Weather in Athens in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Athens in March
Going from a maximum of +24°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +20°C.
Is Athens warm or cold in March?
Athens is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +13°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +7°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Athens:
Water temperature in Athens in March
Water in Athens in March is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +16°C, with an average of +15°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +15°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Athens in March?
Climate in Athens in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -2°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +26°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 84 mm | 43 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +15°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 65% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +13°C to +15°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 64 mm to 84 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 67% to 65%. Winds are calmer in comparison to February, going down from 4 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 7 to 10.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Athens is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Athens?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Athens in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+20°C) and the highest in 2023 (+23°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 170 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 5004 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Athens, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.