Has it rained enough in Athens?
Rain soaked in today, and the ground has taken it.
Athens has had 2.2mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 7mm, so that is about 31% of what the ground usually gets — and the driest August in 30 years was 0mm.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
2 SeptToday
Rain in Athens through a normal year
Across a normal year Athens gets about 408.6mm of rain, most of it in December (71mm) and least in August (7mm).
That makes Athens one of the drier places this site covers in Greece in August — 6th of 8, against Thessaloniki at the wet end (39.7mm) and Rhodes at the dry end (0.4mm).
JFMAMJJASOND
Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Athens as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
Check my garden