Glyfada climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Glyfada?

Glyfada has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Glyfada?

The hottest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2007, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Glyfada?

The coldest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Glyfada?

Almost never: Glyfada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Glyfada warmed?

Yes: Glyfada warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Glyfada?

The wettest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1998, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Glyfada?

The windiest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1940, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Glyfada?

The warmest month in Glyfada is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Glyfada?

Glyfada receives on average 313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Glyfada?

Glyfada gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Glyfada (Greece) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Glyfada averages 0 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.

Glyfada has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 26 June 2007) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 14 January 1968).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

GlyfadaAttica

coords: 37.86°, 23.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

20.6°C

Average daily low

16.2°C

Annual rainfall

313mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

21.5km/h

Seasonal range

15.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

27 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

48 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.7 cm

Average feels-like high

20.1 °C

Average feels-like low

14.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

117 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.9 °C

26 June 2007

Coldest day

-0.9 °C

14 January 1968

Wettest day

120 mm

26 March 1998

Windiest day

64.3 km/h

22 February 1940

Strongest gust

103.7 km/h

24 October 1959

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

15 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-9.0 °C

13 February 2004

Snowiest day

6.4 cm

28 January 1981

Sunniest day

14.6 h

23 June 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.2 °C25 July 2025	5.2 °C22 February 2025	19.6 °C	289 mm	40	0
2024	35.1 °C13 June 2024	6.7 °C30 January 2024	20.3 °C	209 mm	64	0
2023	34.7 °C23 July 2023	4.0 °C6 February 2023	19.7 °C	229 mm	50	0
2022	33.7 °C25 July 2022	3.3 °C24 January 2022	18.9 °C	303 mm	38	0
2021	35.3 °C3 August 2021	3.8 °C17 January 2021	19.2 °C	267 mm	49	0
2020	34.8 °C31 July 2020	5.6 °C7 February 2020	19.1 °C	334 mm	42	0
2019	33.0 °C1 August 2019	3.3 °C8 January 2019	19.2 °C	439 mm	39	0
2018	33.3 °C23 July 2018	7.0 °C26 December 2018	19.5 °C	310 mm	41	0
2017	34.7 °C30 June 2017	0.9 °C9 January 2017	18.8 °C	260 mm	39	0
2016	33.5 °C1 August 2016	3.2 °C1 January 2016	19.1 °C	185 mm	44	0
2015	33.0 °C31 July 2015	3.2 °C8 January 2015	18.7 °C	319 mm	40	0
2014	33.4 °C26 June 2014	5.2 °C31 December 2014	19.1 °C	352 mm	34	0
2013	34.1 °C31 July 2013	4.1 °C9 January 2013	19.2 °C	322 mm	37	0
2012	35.4 °C6 August 2012	2.5 °C31 January 2012	19.3 °C	287 mm	62	0
2011	31.9 °C18 August 2011	3.7 °C9 March 2011	18.2 °C	385 mm	52	0
2010	34.3 °C14 August 2010	4.2 °C26 January 2010	19.5 °C	281 mm	42	0
2009	33.3 °C3 August 2009	5.1 °C23 February 2009	18.9 °C	297 mm	23	0
2008	33.3 °C21 July 2008	1.3 °C18 February 2008	18.8 °C	270 mm	48	0
2007	37.9 °C26 June 2007	5.9 °C15 December 2007	18.9 °C	170 mm	55	0
2006	37.4 °C21 August 2006	2.5 °C26 January 2006	18.0 °C	302 mm	26	0
2005	34.0 °C1 August 2005	4.2 °C7 February 2005	18.2 °C	317 mm	22	0
2004	33.4 °C10 July 2004	0.3 °C13 February 2004	18.3 °C	310 mm	16	0
2003	35.3 °C17 August 2003	3.9 °C24 March 2003	18.4 °C	544 mm	49	0
2002	33.6 °C23 July 2002	2.1 °C6 January 2002	18.6 °C	474 mm	34	0
2001	33.5 °C9 August 2001	1.9 °C20 December 2001	18.8 °C	331 mm	46	0
2000	33.7 °C6 July 2000	3.2 °C27 January 2000	18.4 °C	149 mm	26	0
1999	34.8 °C20 August 1999	5.8 °C2 February 1999	19.1 °C	274 mm	40	0
1998	37.0 °C3 July 1998	3.9 °C10 December 1998	18.2 °C	482 mm	30	0
1997	35.4 °C4 July 1997	4.4 °C4 February 1997	17.6 °C	355 mm	16	0
1996	33.4 °C9 July 1996	4.5 °C17 January 1996	17.8 °C	314 mm	19	0
1995	32.1 °C26 June 1995	5.8 °C18 January 1995	18.3 °C	273 mm	15	0
1994	33.0 °C13 August 1994	5.2 °C15 February 1994	18.8 °C	374 mm	34	0
1993	32.8 °C26 August 1993	3.3 °C18 February 1993	18.0 °C	221 mm	17	0
1992	32.3 °C22 August 1992	2.9 °C1 February 1992	17.7 °C	155 mm	22	0
1991	32.5 °C22 July 1991	1.8 °C3 February 1991	17.7 °C	365 mm	24	0
1990	32.6 °C19 July 1990	4.5 °C5 January 1990	18.4 °C	172 mm	20	0
1989	31.6 °C15 July 1989	4.8 °C4 January 1989	17.8 °C	190 mm	13	0
1988	33.9 °C6 July 1988	4.6 °C23 February 1988	18.2 °C	377 mm	50	0
1987	36.8 °C23 July 1987	1.3 °C7 March 1987	17.7 °C	253 mm	27	0
1986	32.7 °C13 August 1986	4.2 °C19 January 1986	18.2 °C	260 mm	19	0
1985	32.6 °C1 August 1985	3.1 °C21 February 1985	18.0 °C	347 mm	8	0
1984	30.9 °C12 August 1984	5.6 °C14 February 1984	17.9 °C	288 mm	7	0
1983	31.2 °C21 July 1983	0.6 °C19 February 1983	17.4 °C	274 mm	7	0
1982	35.0 °C25 June 1982	4.2 °C31 December 1982	17.6 °C	324 mm	12	0
1981	32.5 °C1 July 1981	2.9 °C29 January 1981	18.2 °C	305 mm	5	0
1980	37.5 °C11 July 1980	3.6 °C1 March 1980	17.7 °C	353 mm	13	0
1979	32.5 °C1 August 1979	0.9 °C4 January 1979	18.1 °C	298 mm	12	0
1978	33.1 °C13 July 1978	4.1 °C9 January 1978	17.7 °C	462 mm	9	0
1977	33.9 °C10 July 1977	3.9 °C2 March 1977	18.2 °C	213 mm	17	0
1976	29.2 °C24 July 1976	1.6 °C9 February 1976	17.2 °C	405 mm	0	0
1975	31.4 °C17 July 1975	3.2 °C10 February 1975	17.7 °C	345 mm	9	0
1974	34.3 °C17 July 1974	4.0 °C16 January 1974	17.6 °C	410 mm	12	0
1973	35.2 °C20 July 1973	2.0 °C14 January 1973	17.8 °C	355 mm	12	0
1972	33.1 °C4 August 1972	3.0 °C15 January 1972	17.6 °C	380 mm	18	0
1971	31.8 °C9 August 1971	3.8 °C13 March 1971	17.6 °C	360 mm	19	0
1970	31.9 °C7 August 1970	5.6 °C3 March 1970	18.2 °C	264 mm	19	0
1969	30.8 °C4 September 1969	3.1 °C28 January 1969	17.9 °C	263 mm	6	0
1968	33.3 °C10 July 1968	-0.9 °C14 January 1968	18.2 °C	481 mm	18	1
1967	32.7 °C18 July 1967	1.7 °C22 December 1967	18.0 °C	405 mm	23	0
1966	32.5 °C27 August 1966	3.2 °C9 January 1966	18.7 °C	308 mm	29	0
1965	32.7 °C6 July 1965	1.3 °C8 February 1965	17.9 °C	278 mm	18	0
1964	32.5 °C16 August 1964	1.5 °C18 January 1964	17.8 °C	218 mm	16	0
1963	33.4 °C19 August 1963	1.4 °C26 January 1963	18.6 °C	240 mm	46	0
1962	34.2 °C17 August 1962	5.4 °C17 February 1962	18.4 °C	432 mm	28	0
1961	33.6 °C13 August 1961	2.4 °C20 January 1961	18.2 °C	301 mm	20	0
1960	32.4 °C7 August 1960	2.3 °C4 February 1960	18.5 °C	304 mm	15	0
1959	31.8 °C25 July 1959	4.3 °C14 February 1959	17.5 °C	255 mm	8	0
1958	34.0 °C26 August 1958	4.5 °C27 January 1958	18.3 °C	169 mm	23	0
1957	35.7 °C15 August 1957	3.1 °C2 December 1957	17.8 °C	349 mm	17	0
1956	34.5 °C22 July 1956	2.4 °C9 February 1956	17.5 °C	210 mm	18	0
1955	32.2 °C27 July 1955	4.5 °C5 March 1955	18.5 °C	310 mm	6	0
1954	32.1 °C29 July 1954	3.2 °C27 January 1954	17.9 °C	345 mm	24	0
1953	32.3 °C20 July 1953	5.0 °C18 December 1953	17.6 °C	337 mm	26	0
1952	34.2 °C22 August 1952	4.5 °C8 January 1952	18.9 °C	398 mm	41	0
1951	37.2 °C11 August 1951	5.6 °C12 December 1951	18.8 °C	357 mm	31	0
1950	33.5 °C25 July 1950	1.4 °C13 January 1950	18.5 °C	215 mm	33	0
1949	32.2 °C19 July 1949	3.7 °C5 February 1949	17.3 °C	272 mm	12	0
1948	31.9 °C13 August 1948	4.4 °C16 December 1948	17.6 °C	277 mm	14	0
1947	34.2 °C7 August 1947	2.2 °C23 January 1947	18.9 °C	338 mm	38	0
1946	35.0 °C21 August 1946	2.9 °C16 February 1946	18.6 °C	479 mm	60	0
1945	34.5 °C13 August 1945	2.5 °C31 January 1945	17.9 °C	305 mm	36	0
1944	31.2 °C24 July 1944	3.8 °C17 January 1944	17.6 °C	305 mm	8	0
1943	33.3 °C8 August 1943	2.5 °C29 January 1943	17.6 °C	253 mm	25	0
1942	34.2 °C21 July 1942	0.1 °C2 January 1942	17.9 °C	474 mm	29	0
1941	35.7 °C5 August 1941	0.6 °C28 December 1941	17.7 °C	298 mm	30	0
1940	34.6 °C17 July 1940	2.6 °C21 February 1940	17.6 °C	382 mm	17	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.7 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

289 mm

-24 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.2 °C	+2.6 °C	37 mm	-15 mm
Feb	12.0 °C	-1.1 °C	41 mm	+2 mm
Mar	16.9 °C	+2.2 °C	15 mm	-23 mm
Apr	18.0 °C	-0.1 °C	30 mm	+11 mm
May	22.5 °C	+0.3 °C	8 mm	-3 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Jul	31.0 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.1 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.8 °C	3 mm	-5 mm
Oct	21.7 °C	-0.3 °C	46 mm	+13 mm
Nov	20.3 °C	+2.4 °C	40 mm	-6 mm
Dec	16.1 °C	+1.9 °C	68 mm	+9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.2 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

5.2 °C

22 Feb 2025

Wettest day

26.0 mm

5 Dec 2025

Windiest day

43.8 km/h

29 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

68.0 km/h

29 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.7 °C

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.6 h

22 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Glyfada?

Glyfada has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 313 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Glyfada?

The hottest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2007, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Glyfada?

The coldest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Glyfada?

Almost never: Glyfada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Glyfada warmed?

Yes: Glyfada warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Glyfada?

The wettest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1998, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Glyfada?

The windiest day measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1940, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Glyfada?

The warmest month in Glyfada is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Glyfada?

Glyfada receives on average 313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Glyfada?

Glyfada gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Glyfada?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Glyfada between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1981, with 6.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Glyfada?

Yes: Glyfada has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Glyfada?

In Glyfada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 15 July 2023, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 13 February 2004.

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