Greece
Attica
Attica is one of the 14 regions of Greece; its largest place is Athens.
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best weather in OctoberElefsina 86
October: highs23° – 25°
Rain this month, on average36mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Apr–May · Oct.
Attica at a glance
The atlas follows 634 places here month by month, with 32 mountains and 180 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and October.
When to go to Attica
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 47 | 56 | 76 | 88 | 83 | 63 | 57 | 59 | 69 | 85 | 78 | 54 |
| High | 13° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 30° | 24° | 19° | 14° |
| Low | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 41 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 63 | 69 |
Places in Attica
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
85OctoberAthens
643k people
24° / 16°35 mm
85OctoberPiraeus
168k people
24° / 17°37 mm
86OctoberElefsina
25k people
25° / 17°32 mm
85OctoberMegara
25k people
24° / 18°35 mm
85OctoberPaiania
15k people
24° / 15°40 mm
85OctoberKoropi
31k people
24° / 15°39 mm
84OctoberArtemida
22k people
25° / 15°36 mm
85OctoberSalamina
25k people
24° / 17°36 mm
4 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Athens Prefecture10 places · 683k · Athens
Attica Prefecture97 places · 343k · Piraeus
East Attica Regional Unit331 places · 320k · Paiania
Piraeus Prefecture193 places · 74k · Salamina
More towns and villages of Attica · 3
Attica from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Attica
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nature in Attica
Summit1,369 m
Makryplagi
Summit1,103 m
Ortholithi
Summit1,026 m
Hymettus
Cave
Cave of Euripides
River
Cephissus, Attica
River
IlisosWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Greece seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Attica
Culture in Attica
ParthenonBuilt 500 BC · Doric order
ErechtheionBuilt 500 BC · Ionic order
Temple of Athena NikeBuilt 425 BC · tetrastyle
Daphni MonasteryBuilt 1100 · Macedonian Renaissance
ZappeionBuilt 1888 · Neoclassical
Acropolis of AthensBuilt 500 BC
Museum
National Archaeological Museum of AthensBuilt 1829
Museum
Acropolis MuseumBuilt 2009The festival year
What's on in Attica
Getting to Attica
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportATH · Athens
20 kmSkiathos Island National AirportJSI · Athens
134 kmMykonos Island National AirportJMK · Athens
155 kmΑθήναAthens
1.1 kmΠειραιάςPiraeus
0.8 kmΜαγούλαElefsina
3.8 kmΜέγαραMegara
1.6 kmΠειραιάς ΠορθμείοΗράκλειο
8.8 kmE7FD/FC Dock, Koufonisia, Mykonos New Port
0.7 kmΡαφήναNaxos, Πάρος
6.2 kmTowns in Attica from A to Z
The 99 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.