Climate averages 1991–2020

Athens, United States weather
in February.

A cool, wet month: the 10th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 13.4°C Daytime mean, February
Average low 3.6°C Night-time mean, February
Rainfall 113 mm 10 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Athens · average highYear overview

February is a cool month in Athens, United States: daytime highs average 13.4°C and nights cool to about 3.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Johns Creek (76 km away). In February its highs average 12.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Athens, United States, with 117 mm of rain.

Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Athens, United States ranks joint 230th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 452nd of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Athens, United States is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 17.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 113 mm to 114 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 05101520253035 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Athens, United States climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Athens, United States, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 11.3°C2.2°C2.2°C11210.310.210 h
February, selected 13.4°C3.6°C3.6°C1139.510.911 h
March 17.5°C6.8°C6.8°C1149.912.012 h
April 22.3°C11.0°C11.0°C938.713.013 h
May 26.6°C15.8°C15.8°C849.513.914 h
June 30.0°C20.0°C20.0°C10213.814.414 h
July 31.6°C22.0°C22.0°C10214.514.214 h
August 30.8°C21.5°C21.5°C10812.813.413 h
September 27.9°C18.6°C18.6°C928.212.412 h
October 22.7°C12.8°C12.8°C846.811.411 h
November 16.9°C7.1°C7.1°C938.210.410 h
December 12.5°C3.6°C3.6°C11310.49.910 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

February in nearby cities

Distance from Athens

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Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Athens) is explained once on the Athens, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.