November is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens, with average highs near 17.7°C and lows around 5°C (mean 11.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 97 mm of rainfall and 77% relative humidity across the period.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens. Across 45 years of records, the warmest November in Athens was 1985 — when the month averaged 16.1°C — while the coldest was 1995 at 8°C. Typical November days reach 17.7°C with nights near 5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
November is about average for rainfall in Athens, averaging 97 mm of rainfall. The wettest November on record was 2015 with 228 mm, while the driest was 2021 at 21 mm.
Relative humidity in Athens during November averages 77%. The most humid November was 1986 at 90%, and the least humid was 2016 at 58%.
November receives about 3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Athens. The sunniest November was 2021 at 3.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1986 at 2.
Average wind speed in Athens during November is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Novembers were 2021, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2018, 2022 and 2024, 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 | 11.6°C | 10.6°C | 11.7°C | 11.0°C | 12.6°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 17.7°C | 16.7°C | 18.2°C | 17.5°C | 19.2°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 5.5°C | 4.4°C | 5.2°C | 4.5°C | 6.1°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 111 mm | 104 mm | 98 mm | 96 mm | 62 mm | -49 mm |
November temperatures in Athens have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
November has ranged from a record low of -6.4°C (2014) to a record high of 31.5°C (2024).
Rainfall in November is about average for rainfall, averaging 97 mm, with a wettest year of 228 mm.
A good time to visit Athens
November is a good time to visit Athens, with days averaging 17.7°C and nights around 5°C (mean 11.4°C, cooler than Athens's yearly average) and higher rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but November still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.6°C | 12.5°C | 5.4°C | 26.4°C | -3.0°C | 25 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 21.0°C | 14.8°C | 8.6°C | 31.5°C | -3.6°C | 66 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 19.2°C | 12.4°C | 5.6°C | 28.0°C | -5.3°C | 38 mm | 66% | 0.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 19.1°C | 12.8°C | 6.6°C | 30.6°C | -4.3°C | 126 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 3 |
| 2021 | 16.0°C | 9.4°C | 2.8°C | 23.5°C | -3.2°C | 21 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 20.0°C | 13.6°C | 7.3°C | 29.0°C | 0.1°C | 96 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 16.5°C | 9.9°C | 3.4°C | 22.6°C | -5.2°C | 66 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 14.5°C | 9.2°C | 3.9°C | 23.9°C | -4.9°C | 188 mm | 86% | 0.1 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 18.1°C | 11.8°C | 5.5°C | 26.2°C | -2.2°C | 32 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 21.6°C | 14.2°C | 6.8°C | 29.0°C | -0.4°C | 61 mm | 58% | 0.2 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2015 🌧️ | 18.6°C | 13.2°C | 7.9°C | 26.1°C | -3.3°C | 228 mm | 86% | 0.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 15.6°C | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 24.1°C | -6.4°C | 92 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 15.4°C | 9.0°C | 2.6°C | 23.3°C | -5.7°C | 69 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 17.5°C | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 25.0°C | -2.4°C | 31 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 19.1°C | 12.0°C | 5.0°C | 25.4°C | -1.2°C | 92 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 18.1°C | 11.5°C | 4.9°C | 23.8°C | -1.7°C | 102 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 3 |
| 2009 | 17.1°C | 11.7°C | 6.2°C | 23.4°C | -0.2°C | 142 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 3 |
| 2008 | 16.1°C | 9.4°C | 2.7°C | 24.4°C | -6.0°C | 78 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 19.1°C | 11.4°C | 3.8°C | 25.8°C | -1.5°C | 47 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 4.6°C | 25.3°C | -1.7°C | 98 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 19.2°C | 12.2°C | 5.3°C | 28.1°C | -2.7°C | 72 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 17.9°C | 12.6°C | 7.2°C | 27.0°C | -1.3°C | 161 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 20.3°C | 13.6°C | 6.9°C | 28.4°C | -3.6°C | 100 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 15.9°C | 9.9°C | 3.8°C | 24.3°C | -4.8°C | 137 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 22.7°C | 15.0°C | 7.3°C | 28.9°C | 1.3°C | 28 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 16.2°C | 10.2°C | 4.3°C | 29.2°C | -5.6°C | 114 mm | 77% | 0.2 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 20.0°C | 13.0°C | 6.0°C | 25.2°C | -2.0°C | 84 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1998 | 20.0°C | 13.5°C | 7.0°C | 27.2°C | -0.3°C | 69 mm | 75% | 0.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1997 | 14.0°C | 8.6°C | 3.2°C | 19.8°C | -5.6°C | 106 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 14.7°C | 8.6°C | 2.4°C | 23.9°C | -3.1°C | 114 mm | 79% | 0.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1995 ❄️ | 14.1°C | 8.0°C | 1.9°C | 24.2°C | -4.4°C | 147 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 3 |
| 1994 | 17.8°C | 11.9°C | 5.9°C | 23.7°C | -2.0°C | 80 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 3 |
| 1993 | 15.8°C | 9.9°C | 4.0°C | 24.9°C | -3.2°C | 104 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 15.9°C | 10.5°C | 5.1°C | 22.1°C | -2.2°C | 224 mm | 86% | 0.1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 15.9°C | 9.7°C | 3.4°C | 24.9°C | -4.8°C | 71 mm | 73% | 0.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1990 | 18.8°C | 11.9°C | 5.0°C | 24.6°C | -2.5°C | 44 mm | 80% | 0.2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1989 | 16.0°C | 10.1°C | 4.2°C | 23.0°C | -4.9°C | 90 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1988 | 16.9°C | 10.9°C | 4.9°C | 23.1°C | -3.1°C | 87 mm | 83% | 0.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1987 | 19.1°C | 12.3°C | 5.5°C | 25.9°C | -3.9°C | 80 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1986 | 17.6°C | 13.1°C | 8.6°C | 26.1°C | -3.9°C | 164 mm | 90% | 0.1 m/s | 2 |
| 1985 🔥 | 21.4°C | 16.1°C | 10.8°C | 25.8°C | 0.6°C | 132 mm | 88% | 0.2 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 16.9°C | 9.6°C | 2.3°C | 27.4°C | -4.3°C | 66 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | 3 |
| 1983 | 16.7°C | 10.3°C | 3.8°C | 24.7°C | -2.8°C | 182 mm | 78% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 16.6°C | 11.0°C | 5.4°C | 25.2°C | -3.0°C | 135 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 18.0°C | 11.2°C | 4.4°C | 23.7°C | -3.4°C | 60 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded November data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in November is around 17.7°C with lows near 5°C (mean 11.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
November averages 97 mm of rainfall in Athens, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 228 mm in 2015.
The hottest November reached 31.5°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to -6.4°C in 2014.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average November temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 17.9°C to 19°C and overnight lows from 5.3°C to 5.8°C over the same span.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Athens and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 17.7°C daytime highs and 5°C at night.
Not quite — November is the 4th coolest month in Athens, averaging 11.4°C.
For November in Athens, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 17.7°C and lows of 5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in November averages 77% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in November is 0.2 m/s. The windiest November on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1981).
The wettest November on record was 2015 with 228 mm. On average, November sees 97 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 November, 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 November specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
