Athens · Greece
August
Identical to July — peak heat, peak crowds, peak prices, extraordinary site.
Worth considering
#12 of 12 months
There are better months for Athens — see the full ranking below.
See when to go instead →Climate
High
33°C
Low
23°C
Rain
5mm
Sun
11hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How August scores in Athens
Weather
Good
Value
Low
Crowds
Very low
Events
Good
Atmosphere
Above average
What you gain in August
- ↑Assumption of the Virgin (15 August): a national holiday with special Orthodox church services and a local festivity that persists beneath the tourist layer
- ↑Athens Epidaurus Festival continues through August — the full programme of outdoor theatre running until month end
- ↑Greeks themselves return to Athens after summer travel, briefly reviving neighbourhood life in Koukaki and Exarcheia
What you sacrifice
- ↓33°C with 52% humidity and 11 hours of direct sun: the Acropolis in August is a serious endurance test without an 08:00 first-entry strategy and 2 litres of water minimum
- ↓Plaka restaurants and streets at maximum capacity; the tourist-to-local ratio in the historic centre is at its most extreme
- ↓The August 15 national holiday sees many locally-owned restaurants close, leaving only tourist-facing operations open
How August compares to April (best month)
| Factor | August | April ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 6 | 8 |
| Value | 2 | 8 |
| Crowds | 1 | 8 |
August in other destinations
Lisbon (26.5°C)Barcelona (28.6°C)Tokyo (32.1°C)Bali (29.9°C)Santorini (26°C)Paris (24.3°C)New York (27.7°C)Marrakech (35.8°C)Amsterdam (21.4°C)Maldives (30.3°C)Rome (30.4°C)Bangkok (31.5°C)Istanbul (28°C)Vienna (25.9°C)Seoul (29°C)Dubrovnik (28.5°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.9°C)Kyoto (33.7°C)Phuket (31.3°C)Cape Town (17.2°C)Prague (26°C)Amalfi Coast (31°C)Mexico City (23°C)Medellín (29°C)Fiji (26°C)London (24°C)Sydney (18°C)Iceland (14°C)Tulum (33°C)Dubai (42°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (33°C)Chiang Mai (31°C)Miami (33.3°C)Florence (31.8°C)Queenstown (9°C)Madrid (35.2°C)Porto (27°C)Edinburgh (19°C)Copenhagen (22°C)Budapest (28°C)Kraków (24°C)Tbilisi (31°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (32°C)Osaka (34°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (15°C)Mykonos (30°C)Zanzibar (26°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Seville (36°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Athens, not across destinations. Methodology →