Athens Classic Marathon: race-day weather at past editions
Athens Classic Marathon: at 9:00 on race day the temperature averaged 15 °C over 34 editions from 1991 to 2025 (from 5 °C to 20 °C); rain fell during race hours (08:00–14:00) in 3 editions (9%). Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2025.
15 °Caverage at 9:00 on race day
3 / 34editions with rain 08–14 h
20 / 34editions with ≥ 20 °C by 14:00
28 °C (1993)warmest race morning–midday
Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.
Climate of the usual dates
Weather around the usual race date (7 November, ± 3 days) in 1991–2025:
- 15 °C — average temperature at 9:00
- 13% — share of mornings with rain 08–14 h
- 21 °C — average daily maximum
Average daily maximum on these dates: 20.0 °C in 1991–2005, 21.4 °C in 2011–2025.
Weather at past editions
| Year | Date | 9:00 | Max 08–14 | Rain 08–14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 November | 20 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2024 | 10 November | 14 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2023 | 12 November | 18 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2022 | 13 November | 13 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2021 | 14 November | 14 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2019 | 10 November | 19 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2018 | 11 November | 13 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2017 | 12 November | 16 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2016 | 13 November | 17 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2015 | 8 November | 13 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2014 | 9 November | 15 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2013 | 10 November | 12 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2012 | 11 November | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2011 | 13 November | 10 °C | 11 °C | 0.1 mm |
| 2010 | 31 October | 10 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2009 | 8 November | 17 °C | 19 °C | 3.2 mm |
| 2008 | 9 November | 16 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2007 | 4 November | 15 °C | 19 °C | 0.4 mm |
| 2006 | 5 November | 5 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2005 | 6 November | 14 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2004 | 7 November | 10 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2003 | 2 November | 17 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2002 | 3 November | 14 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 2001 | 4 November | 12 °C | 13 °C | 11.6 mm |
| 2000 | 5 November | 16 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1999 | 17 October | 16 °C | 20 °C | 0.4 mm |
| 1998 | 1 November | 13 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1997 | 26 October | 13 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1996 | 20 October | 18 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1995 | 5 November | 18 °C | 20 °C | 1.1 mm |
| 1994 | 30 October | 15 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1993 | 24 October | 20 °C | 28 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1992 | 18 October | 18 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 mm |
| 1991 | 13 October | 16 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm |
How to read these numbers
- ERA5 gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below nearby weather stations, so on warm race days runners felt more heat than the numbers here show; we do not correct for this.
- Edition window: the race day; 9:00 local time is taken as the typical start.
- Dates of past editions: Wikidata and Wikipedia (de, en, es, fr); cancelled editions (e.g. 2020–21) are not counted.
Dates and sources
Coordinates: 37.984, 23.728; ERA5 cell centred at 38.00, 23.75 (average ground height of the cell 175 m).