Athens vs Rome weather, all year round
Athens's average temperature is 1.7°C higher than Rome's (18.8°C against 17.1°C).
Athens gets 43% less rainfall than Rome (538 mm against 942 mm).
Best time to visit
Both Athens and Rome's most comfortable months are June, September and October. Both score 70 or more out of 100 in May, June, July, September and October.
Athens's most comfortable month is October, Rome's is June. The least comfortable month is February in Athens and January in Rome.
Athens's comfort score is 10 points higher than Rome's (74/100 against 64/100).
Weekly averages over three years.
Temperature
Athens's average temperature is 1.7°C higher than Rome's (18.8°C against 17.1°C).
Both cities have their hottest month in July. The coolest month is February in Athens and January in Rome.
Athens's average daytime high is 0.8°C higher than Rome's (23.3°C against 22.5°C).
Athens's average nighttime low is 2.3°C higher than Rome's (14.6°C against 12.3°C).
Athens gets 16% more days above 30°C (86°F) than Rome (94 days against 81 days).
Athens gets 39% fewer days below freezing than Rome (2 days against 3 days).
Weekly averages over three years.
Feels like and humidity
Athens's average feels-like temperature is 1.4°C higher than Rome's (18.1°C against 16.7°C).
Both cities have their hottest feeling month in July. The coolest feeling month is February in Athens and January in Rome.
The lead in average feels-like temperature changes hands during the year: Athens from late February to early August, then Athens from late August to early February.
Athens's humidity is 12 points lower than Rome's (61% against 73%).
Athens's most humid month is January, Rome's is December. The driest month is July for both.
Athens gets 85% fewer muggy days than Rome (8 days against 52 days).
Weekly averages over three years.
Rainfall
Athens gets 43% less rainfall than Rome (538 mm against 942 mm).
Athens gets 37% fewer rainy days than Rome (70 days against 111 days).
Athens's wettest month is December, Rome's is March. The driest month is July for both.
The lead in rainfall changes hands during the year: Rome from mid January to late January, then Rome from mid February to mid November, then Athens from late November to early January.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Sunshine
Athens and Rome are about the same for sunshine (3806 h against 3683 h).
Both cities have their sunniest month in July. The dullest month is February in Athens and January in Rome.
The lead in sunshine changes hands during the year: Rome from early February to late February, then Athens from early March to late January.
Weekly averages over three years.
Wind
Athens and Rome are about the same for wind (15 km/h against 15 km/h).
Rome gets 8 windy days a year. Athens gets almost none.
Both cities have their windiest month in July. The calmest month is December in Athens and February in Rome.
Weekly averages over three years.
Snowfall
Athens gets 5.8 cm of snowfall a year. Rome gets almost none.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Daylight
Athens and Rome are about the same for daylight (12 h against 12 h).
Weekly averages over three years.
Averages of daily data from 2023 to 2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).