Wind statistics for Athens

Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Athens, Greece — from archive 3 years.

Statistics

At a glance

Average wind: 4.5 mph
Average gusts: 11.9 mph
Average daily rain: 1.5 mm
Average temperature: 19°C
Good kite days: 6 a year
Best month: August (kite score 68/100)
Windiest month: August (5.2 mph)
Calmest month: December (3.8 mph)
Rainiest month: November (3.3 mm)

How Athens compares

Athens ranks #460 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 14% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 68/100 on the kite scale.

Month by month

See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:

Month	Wind	Gusts	Rain	Temp	Good days	Score	Verdict
January	4.9 mph	12.5 mph	2.2 mm	10°C	2	30	NOPE
February	4.5 mph	11.5 mph	2.4 mm	10°C	0	30	NOPE
March	4.2 mph	11.2 mph	1.1 mm	13°C	0	30	NOPE
April	4.4 mph	12.0 mph	2.2 mm	16°C	0	30	NOPE
May	4.4 mph	12.8 mph	0.8 mm	20°C	0	30	NOPE
June	4.6 mph	13.2 mph	0.2 mm	28°C	1	30	NOPE
July	4.8 mph	13.4 mph	0.8 mm	30°C	1	30	NOPE
August	5.2 mph	12.9 mph	0.4 mm	28°C	0	68	EH…
September	4.6 mph	11.2 mph	0.8 mm	24°C	0	30	NOPE
October	4.1 mph	10.0 mph	0.5 mm	20°C	0	30	NOPE
November	4.7 mph	11.6 mph	3.3 mm	16°C	2	30	NOPE
December	3.8 mph	9.9 mph	3.2 mm	12°C	0	30	NOPE

"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).

Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Athens, or check today's live wind forecast.

Source

Computed from archive 3 years for Athens using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.