How extreme does Athens's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Athens has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Athens Ben Epps Ap station 5 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Athens has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

109°F Jun 29, 2012

That is about 20°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Athens (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Jun 29, 2012

2 108°F Jul 1, 2012

3 107°F Aug 21, 1983

❄️ Coldest night

-4°F Jan 21, 1985

About 38°F colder than a normal January night in Athens (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -4°F Jan 21, 1985

2 -1°F Jan 20, 1985

3 0°F Jan 11, 1982

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.34 in Jun 27, 1994

More rain in a single day than Athens usually gets in the whole month of June (typical June total about 4.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.34 in Jun 27, 1994

2 6.22 in Jul 25, 2001

3 5.43 in Oct 1, 1989

⛄ Most snow in one day

8.7 in Mar 24, 1983

The three most extreme on record

1 8.7 in Mar 24, 1983

2 7.1 in Jan 22, 1987

3 4.6 in Feb 23, 1989

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Athens's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 109°F is about 20°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Athens's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 109°F and as low as −4°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain or close to 9 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Athens Ben Epps AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013873), about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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