Athens from Chicago
8,770 km, about 11h 37m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Athens and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Public holidays at Chicago move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Athens page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on ORD–ATH yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from Chicago
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
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| Jan | 13° | 6d | 80 | ok | 13C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 14° | 6d | 100 | good | 14C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 4d | 80 | sweet spot | 16C max, 4 rainy days |
| Apr | 20° | 4d | 65 | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| May | 25° | 3d | 65 | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| Jun | 30° | 3d | 45 | sweet spot busy | peak: This is the summer tourist season, attracting many visitors to… |
| Jul | 33° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: This is the summer tourist season, attracting many visitors to… |
| Aug | 32° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: This is the summer tourist season, attracting many visitors to… |
| Sep | 29° | 2d | 85 | sweet spot | 29C max, 2 rainy days |
| Oct | 23° | 2d | 65 | goodbusy | shoulder season |
| Nov | 19° | 5d | 80 | good | 19C max, 5 rainy days |
| Dec | 15° | 6d | 80 | ok | 15C max, 6 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US 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.
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. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score.
The rest of the trip
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