Weather in Athens in April

Daylight on the 15th: 13 h 11 min
Average high: 20 °C (68 °F)
Average low: 11 °C (52 °F)
Precipitation: 30 mm

In April, the area around Athens averages daytime highs of 20 °C (68 °F) and night-time lows of 11 °C (52 °F). Days are mild; a light jacket covers most of it.

Temperature

Compared with March, April is warmer by 4 °C in daytime highs, and May is warmer by 5 °C than April. The daily average is 15 °C (59 °F).

Precipitation, humidity and wind

Precipitation averages about 30 mm over the month, with 5 days of at least 1 mm. Precipitation is rare in this month.

Relative humidity averages 70 % and wind at 2 m about 3.0 m/s.

Daylight

On 15 April the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:01 local time, for 13 h 11 min of daylight, 75 minutes more than a month earlier.

About these numbers

The figures are 2011-2020 averages for the grid cell around Athens from the NASA POWER project, a model based data set. They describe the area rather than one weather station, and a single year can differ.

Month by month

Month	High	Low	Precipitation
January	12 °C	7 °C	65 mm
February	14 °C	7 °C	66 mm
March	16 °C	9 °C	62 mm
April	20 °C	11 °C	30 mm
May	25 °C	16 °C	21 mm
June	30 °C	20 °C	29 mm
July	33 °C	23 °C	11 mm
August	32 °C	23 °C	10 mm
September	29 °C	21 °C	29 mm
October	23 °C	16 °C	41 mm
November	18 °C	13 °C	61 mm
December	14 °C	9 °C	92 mm

Questions

How warm is Athens in April?

Average highs of 20 °C (68 °F) and lows of 11 °C (52 °F) (2011-2020 averages).

Does it rain a lot in Athens in April?

About 30 mm over the month, on 5 days with at least 1 mm.

Travel data for Greece

Sources

NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project, funded through the NASA Earth Science Directorate Applied Science Program (2026-09-22)
Computed from the city coordinates with the NOAA solar position equations
IANA tz database
Wikidata, CC0 (2026-09-22)