March is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens, with average highs near 17.9°C and lows around 5.3°C (mean 11.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 116 mm of rainfall and 80% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Athens was 2012 — when the month averaged 16.5°C — while the coldest was 1996 at 8.1°C. Typical March days reach 17.9°C with nights near 5.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Athens, averaging 116 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1996 with 210 mm, while the driest was 2004 at 32 mm.
Relative humidity in Athens during March averages 80%. The most humid March was 2020 at 87%, and the least humid was 2025 at 75%.
March receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Athens. The sunniest March was 2004 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2003 and 2020 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Athens during March is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2007, 2009 and 2023, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 12.0°C | 11.7°C | 13.3°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg High | 17.3°C | 17.0°C | 18.4°C | 17.9°C | 19.7°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Low | 4.5°C | 4.7°C | 5.6°C | 5.4°C | 6.9°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 95 mm | 141 mm | 127 mm | 96 mm | 117 mm | +22 mm |
March temperatures in Athens have risen by about 2.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -13.9°C (1993) to a record high of 29.1°C (2012).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 116 mm, with a wettest year of 210 mm.
A quieter season to visit Athens
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of May and September tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Athens. That said, March — with days averaging 17.9°C and nights around 5.3°C (mean 11.6°C) and higher rainfall (116 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.0°C | 12.8°C | 5.5°C | 25.8°C | -1.3°C | 67 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 19.7°C | 13.2°C | 6.7°C | 25.4°C | -2.2°C | 162 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 19.1°C | 12.7°C | 6.3°C | 25.8°C | -4.3°C | 103 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 19.7°C | 13.0°C | 6.4°C | 25.0°C | -6.1°C | 126 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 19.4°C | 13.1°C | 6.9°C | 27.6°C | -1.7°C | 106 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 20.3°C | 14.9°C | 9.6°C | 27.7°C | -3.3°C | 139 mm | 87% | 0.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 17.5°C | 11.3°C | 5.1°C | 22.9°C | -4.9°C | 63 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 16.6°C | 10.2°C | 3.9°C | 23.6°C | -4.2°C | 88 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 18.8°C | 12.1°C | 5.4°C | 28.0°C | -5.8°C | 75 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 20.3°C | 14.2°C | 8.0°C | 26.2°C | 0.9°C | 64 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 19.1°C | 12.9°C | 6.6°C | 26.9°C | -3.9°C | 80 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2014 | 16.1°C | 9.4°C | 2.8°C | 23.9°C | -4.2°C | 94 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 14.5°C | 8.2°C | 1.9°C | 21.9°C | -4.6°C | 116 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2012 🔥 | 22.5°C | 16.5°C | 10.6°C | 29.1°C | -2.1°C | 89 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 18.0°C | 12.1°C | 6.2°C | 26.7°C | -1.1°C | 193 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 15.6°C | 9.7°C | 3.8°C | 23.3°C | -3.7°C | 97 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 17.2°C | 11.6°C | 5.9°C | 25.8°C | -7.4°C | 186 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 4 |
| 2008 | 18.2°C | 11.2°C | 4.2°C | 22.3°C | -4.2°C | 117 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 20.8°C | 14.0°C | 7.3°C | 28.7°C | -4.5°C | 77 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 18.0°C | 11.5°C | 5.1°C | 26.9°C | -2.4°C | 71 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 25.6°C | -4.1°C | 171 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 19.8°C | 13.2°C | 6.6°C | 27.7°C | -3.2°C | 32 mm | 76% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 18.5°C | 13.1°C | 7.8°C | 23.7°C | -1.3°C | 160 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2002 | 19.3°C | 12.6°C | 5.8°C | 26.3°C | -5.4°C | 153 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 15.7°C | 9.5°C | 3.4°C | 20.8°C | -3.5°C | 201 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 20.1°C | 13.2°C | 6.2°C | 25.1°C | -1.8°C | 101 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 16.0°C | 9.2°C | 2.4°C | 22.9°C | -3.5°C | 89 mm | 78% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 15.4°C | 9.7°C | 4.1°C | 26.6°C | -5.2°C | 138 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1997 | 20.6°C | 14.0°C | 7.4°C | 24.4°C | -1.8°C | 62 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1996 ❄️ 🌧️ | 13.8°C | 8.1°C | 2.4°C | 20.8°C | -7.1°C | 210 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 18.6°C | 12.5°C | 6.4°C | 27.0°C | -3.9°C | 69 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1994 | 18.2°C | 11.5°C | 4.8°C | 25.0°C | -3.1°C | 166 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 13.8°C | 8.3°C | 2.7°C | 24.5°C | -13.9°C | 177 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 4 |
| 1992 | 17.0°C | 10.3°C | 3.7°C | 24.5°C | -3.7°C | 127 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 17.8°C | 11.7°C | 5.6°C | 25.4°C | -1.5°C | 167 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1990 | 18.3°C | 12.8°C | 7.2°C | 26.3°C | -1.5°C | 209 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 17.9°C | 11.9°C | 6.0°C | 25.7°C | -2.3°C | 107 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1988 | 17.2°C | 10.6°C | 4.0°C | 24.6°C | -4.9°C | 61 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 16.6°C | 10.4°C | 4.3°C | 24.5°C | -1.6°C | 112 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 18.2°C | 11.3°C | 4.5°C | 28.1°C | -5.8°C | 84 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 4.6°C | 26.4°C | -4.2°C | 33 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 17.0°C | 10.5°C | 4.0°C | 24.3°C | -5.1°C | 134 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 | 16.3°C | 10.2°C | 4.0°C | 23.3°C | -4.4°C | 171 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 18.6°C | 12.8°C | 7.0°C | 26.7°C | -4.4°C | 71 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 16.4°C | 9.2°C | 2.0°C | 25.4°C | -3.7°C | 85 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 17.9°C with lows near 5.3°C (mean 11.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 116 mm of rainfall in Athens, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 210 mm in 1996.
The hottest March reached 29.1°C in 2012. The coldest dipped to -13.9°C in 1993.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 17.2°C to 19.6°C and overnight lows from 4.3°C to 6.4°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 17.9°C daytime highs and 5.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in Athens, averaging 11.6°C.
For March in Athens, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 17.9°C and lows of 5.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 80% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.1 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1986).
The wettest March on record was 1996 with 210 mm. On average, March sees 116 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Athens behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
