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Athens from Bangkok
7,925 km, about 10h 35m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Athens and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
- JanJAthens in January: ok
- FebFAthens in February: ok
- MarMAthens in March: good
- AprAAthens in April: sweet spot
- MayMAthens in May: good, busy
- JunJAthens in June: good, busy
- JulJAthens in July: good, busy
- AugAAthens in August: good, busy
- SepSAthens in September: good, busy
- OctOAthens in October: sweet spot
- NovNAthens in November: good
- DecDAthens in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month from Bangkok
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Typical fare | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° | 7d | 80 | — | ok | 13C max, 7 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 6d | 80 | — | ok | 14C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 5d | 80 | — | good | 16C max, 5 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 5d | 80 | — | sweet spot | 20C max, 5 rainy days |
| May | 25° | 4d | 64 | ฿24,237 | goodbusy | holidays: GR: Μεγάλη Παρασκευή; GR: Πεντηκοστή; TH: National Labor Day… |
| Jun | 30° | 3d | 50 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 33° | 3d | 45 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 32° | 2d | 45 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 28° | 3d | 65 | — | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 23° | 3d | 82 | ฿20,437 | sweet spot | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| Nov | 19° | 6d | 100 | — | good | 19C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 15° | 7d | 80 | — | ok | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 2 mm of rain.
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in TH as well as at Athens, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
The year in Athens
Due to the lack of specific climate data, consider typical seasonal trends and temperature ranges for guidance.
| Busiest |
early Jun to late Aug — This is the summer tourist season, attracting many visitors to enjoy the warm weather and historical sites.
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| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to late May — Spring offers pleasant weather with fewer tourists and lower prices before the peak summer season.
early Sep to late Oct — Fall provides mild weather and a less crowded experience as the summer rush ends.
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Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.
Athens from anywhere · everywhere from Bangkok
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